SILK PROFILE

Jane McCafferty KC

UK Bar 2026

11KBW

Ranked in 1 practice area

Employment

London (Bar)

24 years ranked

About

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UK Bar

Practice Areas

Commercial, partnership/LLPs and employment law with particular experience in complex, multi-party litigation and arbitration involving team moves, restrictive covenants, misuse of confidential information, breach of fiduciary duty, carried interest and bonus disputes. Jane's practice frequently involves disputes with an international dimension and regulated firms and individuals. Recent cases include: Baring Investment Services Limited v Wheeler [2025] EWHC 2369 (abuse of process in multi-jurisdictional team move disputes), Nancy v Narcissa DIFC [2023] DIFC CFI 098, judgment 6 August 2025 (carried interest claim), A v B [2019] 1 WLR 5832 (practice guidance on inspection and interrogation of digital information under search and seize orders) AJ Gallagher v Bishopsgate Insurance Brokers [2019] (alleged team move and breach of fiduciary duty). Jane has been described as: “Magnificent – a great cross-examiner, who is client friendly, razor-sharp, and across all the detail” and She is brilliantly intelligent, has excellent analytical skills and a superb strategic approach”

Career

Called to the Bar in 1998. Silk 2019

Professional Memberships

Employment Lawyers Association, Employment Law Bar Association. COMBAR.

Personal

Educated at Foyle and Londonderry College and Newnham College Cambridge (BA Hons in Law, LLM).

Chambers Review

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UK Bar

Employment - London (Bar)

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Jane McCafferty KC has established a reputation for handling complex employment issues including multi-jurisdictional team moves, restrictive covenant enforcement and multiparty litigation. She regularly supports high-profile financial services clients through sophisticated injunctive relief applications. She also has experience advising on more traditional employment law matters, such as sex and race discrimination.

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Strengths

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Jane McCafferty is very good with difficult clients and at being direct. She is a great advocate.
EmploymentUK Bar
Jane McCafferty is really at the top of her field. She can compare to a surgeon; people are in awe of her, she is super hard-working, and for big cases she is a go-to.
EmploymentUK Bar
Jane McCafferty is super-smart and really good to work with.
EmploymentUK Bar