11KBW - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Trustee
- Professional Summary
- Solicitor at Slaughter
Before coming to the Bar, Aliya was the Judicial Assistant to Lady Arden and Lord Kitchin in the Supreme Court, and UK Focal Point to the European Court of Human Rights' Superior Courts' Network, where she gained exposure to several high-profile cases across her areas of practice. She previously trained as a solicitor at Slaughter and May, and was an associate in the firm's Disputes and Investigations team.
Recent highlights of Aliya's work include assisting with:
Ongoing proceedings before the European Court of Human Rights on the UK's failure to investigate alleged Russian interference in UK elections.
An arbitration arising out of Cardiff City FC's failure to pay the transfer fee of Emiliano Sala on time.
A successful application to the High Court for the first post-Brexit anti-suit injunction enforcing an employee's right to be sued in England.
Proposed proceedings in relation to the de-banking of certain Russia-connected individuals and businesses.
A privacy claim involving significant WhatsApp hacking allegations.
A High Court employee competition claim involving allegations of a team move in the insurance broking sector.
Aliya has an LLB from SOAS, University of London (where she graduated top of the year, and won multiple prizes), and studied for the BCL at the University of Oxford.
Aliya previously trained as a solicitor at Slaughter and May and worked as an associate in the firm's Disputes and Investigations team.
Aliya is a Trustee of a foodbank based in the London Borough of Brent. She also volunteers for an NGO which has consultative status with the United Nation's Department of Economic and Social Affairs, and frequently represents that NGO at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
Job Titles:
- Fabrications Ltd V Information Commissioner
Amy's commercial and employment practice is broad, but with particular expertise in conspiracy and economic tort claims, commercial and employee fraud, restraint of trade and team poaching disputes, shareholder and LLP disputes, and claims involving breaches of directors' duties, fiduciary duties, and duties of confidence.
In the public law field, Amy has particular experience in the use of public law litigation to protect commercial interests.
Amy is ranked by the directories in each of her areas of practice. Before taking Silk, she was recognised as a ‘Star Individual' in employment law ("fiercely intelligent and very collaborative, a superb advocate with brilliant written work. She ticks every box"), a Band 1 Junior in Commercial Dispute Resolution ("a fearsome litigator") and a Band 1 Junior in Administrative and Public Law ("a tremendous choice").
Amy has been the Chambers and Partners Employment Junior of the Year, the Legal 500 Employment Junior of the Year, the International Employment Lawyer Junior of the Year, and one of Legalweek's 10 ‘Stars' of the junior commercial bar. Amy co-edits ‘International Employment Disputes' (Sweet & Maxwell, 2019).
Job Titles:
- Director of Business Development
- Member of the Management Team
Andrew is widely regarded as a market-leading junior specialising in employment and commercial law. Since 2009, Andrew has been recommended by both the leading directories as a leading junior who is a great team-player in large scale litigation, as well as being a tough cross-examiner.
His employment practice encompasses complex and high value disputes in the Employment Tribunal, EAT, High Court and Court of Appeal. He is regularly instructed to appear in lengthy whistleblowing discrimination and whistleblowing trials, as well as commercial employment matters. He has recently appeared in the Court of Appeal in the high profile employment cases of Smith v Pimlico Plumbers, Kong v Gulf International Bank and Mackenzie v AA.
Andrew's domestic sports law practice includes arbitrations and disciplinary proceedings. In addition to his work as an advocate, Andrew has experience of sitting as an arbitrator, an appeal board member and an independent investigator. In terms of his international practice, Andrew has worked on several cases in the Court of Arbitration for Sport and the Basketball Arbitral Tribunal.
Andrew is ranked by the legal directories as a leading junior barrister in both employment and sports law. The most recent editions describe him as someone who "immediately inspires confidence and puts the client at ease", "quickly gets to grips with large and complex cases" and is a "very strong courtroom advocate" and "brilliant". Other recommendations may be viewed below.
Assisting Remi Reichold, counsel for Mauritius, in the Request for an Advisory Opinion submitted by the Commission of Small States on Climate Change and International Law, ITLOS (in the course of her pupillage);
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- Solicitor England & Wales 1984 - 1997 ( Partner, Herbert Smith, 1990 - 1997 )
BA (Oxon) Jurisprudence 1981
Solicitor England & Wales 1984-1997 (Partner, Herbert Smith, 1990-1997)
Solicitor Advocate Higher Courts (Civil) 1994
Solicitor, Hong Kong (1989)
Called to the Bar Oct 1997 (Inner Temple)
Also admitted in the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (BVI), Gibraltar, and the Cayman Islands.
Ben has a busy practice, with specialism in public, education, public international and EU, employment, information and procurement law.
Ben is a member of the Equality and Human Rights Commission and Attorney General's panels of counsel.
Ben is a member of the Law Library of Ireland and has rights of audience before the courts of the European Union.
Before coming to the Bar, Ben taught law at Trinity College Dublin and Queen Mary University of London. He completed a PhD in education, equality and human rights law in 2016 at Trinity College Dublin.
Ben is ranked in the Chambers & Partners and Legal500 as "up and coming" and a "rising star". He has been described as "able to grasp complex matters very quickly and provide sound advice, particularly when working to tight deadlines" and "excellent with clients".
Job Titles:
- Group V Information Commissioner
Cases Joanne Clement and Leo Davidson in first successful challenge to refusal to revoke an Academy Order
Cases Claire Tomlinson-Blake v Mencap - Supreme Court rules that sleeping-in at work does not constitute working time for the purposes of the national minimum wage
Job Titles:
- Member of the Attorney General 's a Panel
- Professional Summary
Cecilia is an experienced public law advocate with particular expertise in judicial review and human rights law. She has represented clients at all levels and in multiple complex appeals in the domestic courts, and frequently represented the United Kingdom before the European Court of Human Rights. She is a ranked junior in Public and Administrative Law and Civil Liberties.
Cecilia is a member of the Attorney General's A Panel. She is a CEDR accredited mediator.
Cecilia is an an accredited CEDR mediator. Cecilia also has experience as a mediation advocate in a range of contexts including community care and employment.
Job Titles:
- Marketing Manager
- Member of the Management Team
Before coming to the Bar, Christian qualified as a solicitor at Slaughter and May in 2018 and practised as an associate in the firm's pensions, employment and incentives team. Christian also practised as a solicitor at the Public Law Project, where he focused on strategic public law litigation.
Described as "one of the all-time greats" of employment law, Christopher Jeans KC has appeared in most of the leading employment cases of the modern era. His practice covers all areas of individual and collective employment law. He has won (and regularly been nominated for) the Chambers & Partners Employment Law Silk of the Year.
Chris is listed in the Chambers & Partners Bar 100 (listing him as one of the top KCs at the bar) where he is described as being "super in conference, and excellent with written opinions". He is valued for his "ability to relate to clients and put them at ease on even the most complex of issues".
Christopher Jeans also has significant expertise and experience in high-profile media and sports cases, often as an off shoot to his "cutting edge" employment work.
A popular speaker and engaging communicator, Christopher Jeans has broadcasted on TV and radio and regularly speaks on employment law to a variety of legal and non-legal audiences.
Christopher is a well-established junior with a broad public law practice and a particular specialism in media and privacy law, the devolution settlement and in Brexit-related matters. He has appeared in the most significant constitutional law cases of the last few years, including the Article 50 Brexit case, the Scottish independence referendum reference, the Rwanda deportation challenge and the dispute over the prorogation of Parliament. He has acted as sole advocate before the High Court, Court of Appeal, the Supreme Court and the Court of Justice of the EU and acts for Government, individual claimants, commercial clients and a wide variety of public sector bodies. He is also a leading expert in information and data protection law, having acted in hundreds of such cases and advising on the most complex policy and operational issues arising in those areas of law. Christopher is a highly regarded academic writer, publishing widely in journals and is the co-author of the leading textbook Bradley, Ewing & Knight on Constitutional and Administrative Law (2022, Pearson). He is an editor of the White Book and a member of the Editorial Committee of Public Law.
Christopher is a member of the Attorney General's Panel of Counsel. He won the Legal 500 Human Rights and Public Law junior of the year award in 2022 and has been nominated in equivalent categories in previous and subsequent years. He is ranked as a Band 1 junior by the directories in Administrative & Public Law and EU Law, and a Star Individual in Data Protection. The directories have recently described him as: the "king of data rights" (Legal 500, 2021), "utterly first class" (Legal 500, 2020), "a superstar of the data and privacy world" (Legal 500, 2024) and having "a brain the size of a planet, and is very impressive and calm and collected in court" (Chambers & Partners, 2021). Clients have commented that: "Chris is an extraordinarily brilliant lawyer. He is steeped in public law, his drafting is so precise and beautifully written and his judgement is absolutely spot on" (Chambers & Partners, 2024).
Christopher joined chambers from Australia in October 2018. He was a lawyer in Australia in 2011 and commenced practising as a self-employed barrister in January 2015.
He accepts instructions across most of Chambers' core areas of practice.
Prior to commencing practice at the bar, he was a clerk to a number of judges including the Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia. He also worked as a graduate lawyer for a leading Australian claimant firm and as a political advisor to parliamentary candidates, senators and parliamentary office-holders.
Christopher has lectured at the University of Sydney and the University of Technology, Sydney in evidence, civil and criminal procedure and torts. He has contributed to a number of Australian legal texts including the Australian Privacy Reporter (providing substantial updates following a major overhaul of Australian data protection law) and the Australian Torts Reporter (authoring chapters on economic torts and defamation).
Job Titles:
- Director of Finance and Administration
- Member of the Management Team
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- Member of the Attorney General 's C Panel
- Professional Summary
Daniel's practice spans Chambers' core areas of work, with a particular focus on commercial, employment, business protection, data protection and public law matters.
He is ranked in the Legal 500 for administrative and public law, data protection, and employment law, and in Chambers and Partners in administrative and public and data protection law. Daniel has also been appointed to both the Attorney General's and the Equality and Human Rights Commission's C Panels of Counsel and to Sport Resolutions' Pro Bono Legal Advice Panel.
His recent and current cases include Stobart Group Ltd v Tinkler [2019] EWHC 258 (Comm), concerning the prominent boardroom dispute at the FTSE 500 company; Abramovich v Hoffmann (High Court, Ch. D), a high-profile, high-value breach of duties and tax restitution claim; Bank Mellat v HM Treasury regarding the legality of financial sanctions placed on the Iranian bank; and Weaver & ors v British Airways plc, the group litigation brought against British Airways arising out of the cyber-attack on BA in autumn 2018.
Daniel was previously the Judicial Assistant to Lord Sumption and Lord Carnwath at the Supreme Court, assisting the Justices on a number of the leading and high-profile cases across Chambers' areas of practice. Before coming to the Bar he was a fast-streamer at the Ministry of Defence.
Daniel is also a member of the Attorney General's C Panel of Treasury Counsel. He acted for the successful defendants in R (EU Lotto Ltd and others) v Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport [2019] 1 CMLR 41, an EU law challenge to the ban on betting on non-UK Euromillions lotteries; and R (MP) v Secretary of State for Health and Social Care [2018] EWHC [3392] (Admin), consultation- and PSED-based challenges to reforms to the regime for charging ‘overseas visitors' for NHS services.
David has a broad practice encompassing both litigation and investigations. He has been described in the legal directories as "approachable and highly intelligent", "excellent to work with", "down to earth and decent", and "great with judges and clients with a knack of knowing how to say what needs to be said".
Job Titles:
- Home Secretary - Judicial Review of the Use of Terrorism Powers to Seize Journalistic Material
- Secretary of State for the Home Department
David Miranda v Home Secretary - judicial review of the use of terrorism powers to seize journalistic material.
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- Member of the Fees Team
- Fees Clerk Assistant
Before coming to the Bar, Hannah worked with a number of charities and public bodies, including the Public Law Project, the Equality and Human Rights Commission, INQUEST and the Care Quality Commission.
Hannah's broad public law practice encompasses areas such as: constitutional law; unlawful detention; human rights; education; electoral law; community care; healthcare, emergency services and environmental law. She also deals with matters relating to the conduct and decisions of political parties. She acts for claimants and defendants. She is consistently instructed in policy cases of major public importance, as well as sensitive matters concerning the rights of individuals.
Hannah has appeared in some of the most important cases arising from the pandemic, concerning: the discharge of individuals from hospitals into care homes; the failure to call an immediate public inquiry into the handling of PPE; and the appointment of Dido Harding and others without open selection processes. She also acted successfully on behalf of the lead complainants to the Equality and Commission Rights Commission inquiry into antisemitism in the Labour Party.
Job Titles:
- Director
- Employee
- Banker
- Charity Defending a Claim That a Lesbian Junior Employee
- Disabled Medical Student V Russell Group University
- Domestic Migrant Worker V Employer
- Independent Investigator
- Information Commissioner
- Member of the Independent Review Panel
- Professional Summary
- Senior Partner V Financial Services LLP
Harini Iyengar practises in Employment, Public and Commercial law and has particular expertise in:
Employment
Education
Equality and Discrimination
Information
Independent Investigations
Professional Regulation and Discipline
Harini is recommended in the Legal 500 directory for Employment, Education and Professional Disciplinary and Regulatory law, and in the Chambers & Partners directory for Data Protection, Employment and Education law.
Harini Iyengar is the sole author of "A Practical Guide to the Law of Gender Pay Gap Reporting" (Law Brief Publishing, 2019), contributed a chapter on Equal Pay to "Women's Legal Landmarks" (Hart Publishing, 2018), and is regularly interviewed as a legal expert in the media, including on Newsnight, Sky News and Victoria Derbyshire.
She is a Master of the Bench at Inner Temple, where she serves on the Bencher Nomination Committee, and also sits on the Bar Council Retention Panel and belongs to the Bar Council Race Working Group. For a decade, she served on the steering committee of the Temple Women's Forum.
Harini is also an experienced Director, including many years as a University Governor, and holds the Institute of Directors Award in Finance for Non-financial Directors. She presented a paper on Equal Pay as part of the Women's Budget Group delegation to the International Association for Feminist Economics annual conference.
Most of Harini's instructions come through solicitors, but she also accepts instructions directly from business owners, directors and individuals under the public access rules, in suitable cases.
Harini Iyengar represented a local authority and school in a case involving claims that a teacher had been subjected to unlawful detriments because of trade union activities.
Harini Iyengar has extensive experience advising and representing her clients in cases of discrimination on each of the protected grounds under the Equality Act 2010, including employment claims, claims concerning the provision of services, equality impact assessments, the public sector equality duty, and governmance issues.
Harini Iyengar is the sole author of "A Practical Guide to the Law of Gender Pay Gap Reporting" (Law Brief Publishing, 2019) and contributed a chapter on Equal Pay to "Women's Legal Landmarks" (Hart Publishing, 2018). She presented a paper on Equal Pay as part of the Women's Budget Group delegation to the International Association for Feminist Economics annual conference.
Harini Iyengar defended an NHS Foundation Trust facing complex disability discrimination claims from a current and long-term employee, who had a very unusual and complicated mental health condition, whose vulnerabilities also necessitated reasonable adjustments to be made in the Tribunal to the method of cross examination. Harini has been trained to work with vulnerable witnesses.
Harini Iyengar was a member of both Employment Lawyers' Association Working Groups which formally responded to the Government's two consultations on reform of the Gender Recognition Act 2004.
Harini Iyengar represented information sector business facing claim of direct race discrimination and unfair dismissal from an account manager.
Harini Iyengar represented renowned senior university academic bringing very high value claims of sex, race and disability discrimination against a well-known university and named professors
Harini Iyengar has a solid reputation in Information law and is regularly instructed by the Information Commissioner in high-profile and complex cases.
Harini Iyengar has advised the Information Commissioner on several high-value investigations leading to enforcement proceedings under the Data Protection Act 2018, GDPR, and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003.
Harini Iyengar is a popular choice as an Independent Investigator. She has investigated a range of prestigious companies and institutions. She has expertise in complicated fact-based as well as legally-complex investigations and brings to every investigation a balance of pragmatism and sensitivity. Her ability to establish a good rapport with witnesses is valued by clients. Clients also acknowledge and appreciate her skill and experience in working with vulnerable witnesses.
As Independent Investigator, Harini Iyengar recently conducted an independent investigation for a well-known university into very serious whistleblowing allegations of improper and unlawful conduct on the part of very senior staff.
Harini Iyengar was the sole Investigator for a Listed National Infrastructure business, appointed in accordance with an out of court settlement of very high value race discrimination litigation. It was a substantial investigation which required her to hear witness evidence and consider extensive documentary evidence in order to make findings of fact about 44 allegations of bullying and race discrimination.
Harini Iyengar was appointed by a democratic body to investigate reciprocal complaints and grievances concerning unlawful direct, indirect and associative discrimination which had been made by elected representatives against one another.
Harini Iyengar has represented the Bar Standards Board on some of the highest profile and most reported disciplinary cases in recent years. A number of her cases are confidential because of their sensitive nature, but representative samples of her work in this area include:
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- Member of the Administrative Law Bar Association
- Professional Summary
Heather Emmerson practises in the areas of public law, regulatory law, professional discipline, data protection and information law. She is ranked as a leading junior in Chambers and Partners across all main areas of her practice and described as "fiercely bright", "a genuine rising star" and "a consummate professional". Heather has appeared before a wide range of courts, tribunals and public inquiries and is regularly instructed in proceedings before the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court.
Heather has particular expertise in local government law and is regularly instructed to advise local authorities on a range of public law issues and bringing and defending claims. She has extensive experience of conducting judicial review claims in the High Court and has been instructed in a number of the leading public law cases relating to local authorities including (R (Stirling) v Haringey London Borough Council [2014] UKSC 56 which is the leading authority on consultation and Hotak v Southwark London Borough Council [2015] UKSC 30 concerning the "priority need" provisions of the Housing Act 1996. Heather is ranked as a leading junior in local government law and described as "versatile, bright and highly personable" in this field. Heather is a member of the Attorney General's B Panel of Treasury Counsel.
Heather has extensive experience in the field of regulatory law and professional discipline including advising regulatory bodies and regulated individuals and firms. She is frequently instructed in disciplinary proceedings and High Court claims in this area. Heather regularly appears before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal and is also instructed in wide range of judicial review proceedings and statutory appeals relating to the regulation of lawyers and medical professionals. Heather is ranked as a leading junior in Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners in the sphere of professional discipline and described as "hardworking, intelligent and charming to work with", "incredibly bright, practical and user-friendly, "a wonderful advocate" and "a genuine rising star, she is a consummate professional in terms of application, preparation and presentation."
Heather recently represented the public body of medical practitioners in MXM v General Medical Council where an 18-month interim order of suspension imposed on a doctor was considered.
Heather is an experienced data protection and privacy practitioner. She regulatory advises public bodies, individuals and companies on data protection issues including data breach cases. She is currently instructed in relation to i) a ground-breaking group litigation claim arising from a data breach at a FTSE 100 company, ii) an appeal due to be heard by the Supreme Court in July 2017 relating to the retention of historic gender data of transgender customers by the Department for Work and Pensions and iii) a number of claims before the European Court of Human Rights relating to the retention of biometric data and conviction information.
Heather is a public law and human rights specialist and is able to apply her experience and knowledge of article 8 issues to the sphere of data protection. Heather also has a keen interest in media law and was instructed as part of the team of Counsel to the Inquiry on the Leveson Inquiry in relation to the press and the media. She is ranked as a leading junior in this area in Chambers and Partners and described as "fiercely bright."
Heather is an experienced information law practitioner. She regularly advises on information law issues in a range of contexts. She has acted for and advised central and local government, regulatory bodies, NGOs and individuals on FOIA issues and has extensive experience of appearing in both the First Tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal in FOIA cases.
Heather is a member of the Administrative Law Bar Association, the Association of Regulatory and Disciplinary Lawyers and the Procurement Lawyers Association.
The main legal directories rank James as a leading junior for, variously, administrative and public law (including local government), data protection law and education law. Recent comments include: "Imaginative, industrious and full of sound judgement; he will go far" and "He has a fantastic legal mind. He gets his head around really technical arguments, and is easy to work with".
Jane Oldham specialises in public, local government, information and education law. She has appeared at all appellate levels. The directories have for many years ranked Jane consistently as a leading junior in public and administrative, local government and education law, saying in 2023 that "she has a fine track record of handling sophisticated public, information and education law matters". Jane is Chambers UK 2023's top-ranked local government junior at the London Bar.
Julian is highly recommended in all the leading legal directories, with Chambers and Partners commenting: "Julian Blake is very solid. He presents difficult cases like it's the most sensible thing you've heard in your life."
The directories have consistently observed that he is able to "explain very complex areas of law in a very straightforward manner", providing "clear, user-friendly advice". He has been recommended as "the most user-friendly barrister" who is, "extremely personable and great to work with".
Julian acts in a wide range of public law, media and information law, technology, healthcare and commercial law fields. As an experienced member of the Attorney General's ‘A' Panel of Counsel, Julian regularly acts for HM Government in some of its most complex and sensitive cases including in several challenges before the Supreme Court.
Julian Wilson has 40 years' experience in business dispute resolution, particularly in matters involving issues of business ownership, governance and reward, and the protection of business interests from unlawful competition, fraud and fiduciary wrongdoing. Clients particularly value his commercial judgment. He was a commercial litigation partner in a leading City law firm before he joined Chambers in 1997. He retired from full time advocacy in 2023 but continues, as an Associate Member, to provide his advi sory services. He also brings the value of his experience and insight in to independent evaluations, negotiations, the mediation of disputes, and the sensitive handling of internal investigations and the chairing of internal disciplinary processes.
Katherine practises in employment, public and education law, and is ranked in the legal directories as a leading junior in each of these fields. In Chambers and Partners and the Legal 500 she has been described as "a phenomenal advocate"; "a class act"; "a brilliant mind"; "a clear thinker"; "an acute analyst"; and "incisive, confident, and intellectually and tactically sound".
Katherine came to the UK from Canada on a Commonwealth Scholarship. She has a doctorate in political philosophy from Balliol College, Oxford, and worked as a British Academy Research Fellow at the Centre for the Study of Social Justice in Oxford before joining Chambers.
Katherine's practice covers all of chambers' core areas, with a particular interest in employment, business protection, data protection and public law.
Katherine is ranked as a "Rising Star" in employment law by Legal 500. She is described as "emerging as a real star of the junior employment bar" who is "highly sought after in both High Court and tribunal litigation" and has "judgment well beyond her years".
Some of Katherine's recent cases include:
Representing Index on Censorship (led by Aileen McColgan KC) in its intervention in support of the appeal before the EAT in Forstater v CGD Europe & others[2021] IRLR 706, concerning the protection of gender critical beliefs under the Equality Act.
Acting for HMRC (led by Julian Milford KC and Rupert Paines) in Jennifer Webster v HMRC, high-profile data protection proceedings in the Media and Communications List brought by a former US citizen challenging the transfer of financial account information to the US Internal Revenue Service pursuant to treaties between the UK and US governments.
Appearing in the Supreme Court (led by Andrew Sharland KC) in TW Logistics v Essex County Council [2021] UKSC 4, concerning the registration of part of a commercial port as a Town and Village Green.
Representing Charlie Hughes in his JR challenge for medicinal cannabis on the NHS for the treatment of epilepsy (led by Tom Cross).
Leo has been involved in a number of commercial law matters, advising on and assisting with both contentious and non-contentious issues. These have involved matters such as team moves, springboard injunctions, fiduciary duties, economic torts, share transfers, misrepresentation and deceit. He has particular experience of commercial litigation in the finance and credit industry, frequently advising and representing banks, investment firms and credit reference agencies.
Job Titles:
- Credit Controller
- Member of the Fees Team
Appeared for the Lord Chancellor in this appeal pursuant to Article 31 of the Criminal Defence Service (Funding) Order 2007 relating to the point at which a trial can be said to have commenced.
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- Scholarship
- Scholarship - Lincolns
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- Member of the Management Team
- Development & Compliance Director
Before coming to the Bar, Lucy qualified as a solicitor at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and practised as an associate in the firm's dispute resolution team, working across procurement, public, international trade and commercial disputes. Lucy also has experience in public service, having worked as a Legal Adviser within the UK's Government Legal Department from 2021 to 2022, where she advised on the negotiation of a number of the UK's international trade agreements.
From 2019 to 2020, Lucy was a Judicial Assistant assisting Lord Justice Singh in his capacity as a Lord Justice of Appeal and President of the Investigatory Powers Tribunal. In this role Lucy worked on a number of notable human rights cases including Begum v Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC) [2020] EWCA Civ 918 (Shamima Begum appeal), R (Bridges) v Chief Constable of the South Wales Polic e [2020] EWCA Civ 1058 (addressing Article 8 and data protection), Plan B Earth and others v Secretary of State for Transport [2020] EWCA Civ 214 (the challenge to Heathrow's third runway) and Privacy International v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs IPT/17/86 & 87H (a challenge to the purported "authorisation" of criminal offences by officials and agents of the Security Service).
Lucy has a particular interest in public international law and has experience across international trade, investment arbitration and law of the sea.
Michael Lee has a broad practice covering a range of Chambers' areas of work, with a particular focus on employment and commercial matters. He has extensive advocacy experience and regularly appears in a range of courts and tribunals.
Michael is recommended in the employment sections of Chambers and Partners, Legal 500 and Who's Who Legal. The most recent editions describe him as "a go-to junior for employment litigation and associated high court work" and as a "go-to counsel, who is hugely responsive and great with clients… always well prepared, never misses a trick, and his advocacy is strong", whilst recognising that "Michael has brilliant legal knowledge" and "is excellent tactically and very good with clients."
Michael practises across Chambers' specialisms, with a particular focus on employment, commercial, data protection, media and sports law. He has been described in Chambers and Partners as "very bright", "very personable", "commercial", "practical", "a safe pair of hands in tribunal", "collaborative, supportive and a pleasure to work with", "always attuned to a client's anxieties and ambitions in the case", "incredibly thorough and committed", "a very talented advocate", "pragmatic", "strategic", "excellent technically", "very responsive" and as someone who "works under real time pressures to produce fantastically high-quality work product".
Michael has appeared in matters before a wide range of courts and tribunals both in the UK and abroad, from the Employment Tribunal to the Court of Appeal to arbitral tribunals. He acts in, and advises on, the following matters in particular:
High Court commercial and business protection proceedings, including those concerning team moves, breach of confidence, restrictive covenants, shareholder disputes and agency disputes.
Statutory employment law claims, including complex and high-value claims of discrimination, whistleblowing, unfair dismissal and wrongful dismissal, and claims involving TUPE and equal pay matters.
Data protection, media and information law matters, including proceedings alleging breach of the UK GDPR / DPA 2018 and defamation, and information law matters for the Information Commissioner's Office.
Before coming to the Bar, Michael spent six months as a ‘stagiaire' in Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer's international arbitration team in Paris, assisting on English-law commercial arbitrations and investor-state disputes. He also worked on death-penalty appeals in Louisiana, and as a consultant in the Legal Office of the United Nations World Food Programme in Rome.
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- Manchester Mental Health and Social Care NHS Trust and Unison
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- Information Commissioner and Devon County Council EA / 2021 / 0349
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- Information Commissioner and Birmingham Children 's Trust EA / 2021 / 0146
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- Members of the Constituency Labour Party of Bassetlaw
- S Challenge to Selection Decision of the Labour Party 's NEC
Acted as sole counsel on behalf of Sally Gimson, whom members of the Constituency Labour Party of Bassetlaw selected as their candidate for the 2019 election, after the NEC refused to endorse her candidacy. Instructed by Mishcon de Reya.
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- Marketing & Administration Assistant