SILK PROFILE

Judy Stone KC

UK Bar 2026

11KBW

Ranked in 1 practice area

Employment

London (Bar)

18 years ranked

About

Provided by 11KBW

UK Bar

Practice Areas

Judy specialises in employment, partnership and business law. She often acts in complex, high value and high-profile litigation, and has particular expertise in urgent and sensitive matters and those requiring careful tactical handling. She is regularly instructed in High Court claims (including expedited trials) involving team moves, breaches of directors’ duties, fiduciary duties, and restrictive covenants and other contractual disputes, as well as in whistleblowing, discrimination and worker-status litigation in the employment tribunal. She acts in the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, High Court, EAT, employment tribunals and in arbitrations, representing both claimants and defendants/respondents. Prior to taking silk, she was Chambers & Partners Employment Junior of the Year 2022.

Career

Called in 2003. Silk in 2024.

Professional Memberships

ELBA; ALBA.

Publications

Tolley's Employment Handbook (Retirement, Directors), International Employment Law (Directors’ Duties and Fiduciary Duties)

Personal

Balliol College, Oxford (first class degree in PPE, Jenkins Scholar), Harvard University (Frank Knox Memorial Fellow) and City University (CPE, Princess Royal Scholarship).

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

UK Bar

Employment - London (Bar)

Band 4

Individual Editorial

Judy Stone KC advises both claimants and respondents across a wide range of employment matters, with a particular focus on whistle-blowing and discrimination issues. She is a skilled litigator, handling complex employment cases at both tribunal and appellate levels. She also has experience of cases with an international element.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Judy always adds value with her perspective and ideas. She is responsive and her drafting is very clear.
EmploymentUK Bar
Judy Stone is commercially astute and legally sharp.
EmploymentUK Bar
Judy Stone is an excellent advocate on her feet as well as being very able in client management.
EmploymentUK Bar