Barrister
“A tower of strength with incredible capacity for work and someone you would always want on your team” (Legal 500)
Ronnie is ranked as a leading junior in his two main practice areas: employment and public law.
Clients describe him as “excellent all-round” –
- “phenomenal in front of the judge”, “a really strong advocate” who is “very impressive on his feet”,
- “a relentless cross-examiner” who “manages to find exactly the right tone”, “focused and courteous yet firm”,
- “a razor-sharp mind”, “very bright” with “great tactical insight”,
- “his analysis is superb in drilling down into what really matters to advance the best possible case”,
- “highly commercial in terms of looking at what the client wants as an end game”,
- “very client friendly”, “a pleasure to deal with” and, “so easy to work with … as he is highly skilled and technically excellent yet very approachable” (Chambers UK Bar/ Legal 500).
Ronnie has extensive experience in all areas of employment litigation, with a particular focus on discrimination and whistleblowing claims. He is regularly instructed in complex, high-profile and high-value claims on behalf of both employers and employees, and frequently conducts lengthy hearings in the Employment Tribunal. He also specialises in employee competition claims and has acted in a number of confidential information, restrictive covenant and team move cases.
Ronnie’s public law practice encompasses all areas of judicial review. He has acted in a number of high-profile judicial review claims on behalf of private companies, local authorities and central government. Recent cases include acting for 7 local authorities in a challenge to the Home Secretary’s policy for asylum dispersal in the UK, and acting for a private hire app defending a challenge to its licence to operate in London in the Admin Court and Court of Appeal.
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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.
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Amy Rogers KC practises in all areas of commercial, employment and public law litigation, including disputes with a substantial cross-border element.
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).
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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.
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Tom is a leading junior in employment, commercial, and regulatory law.
His employment work encompasses all areas of statutory and commercial employment law, with a particular focus on cases with a regulatory angle or commercial driver. Tom’s commercial work usually arises in an employment context, but not exclusively.
Tom is also a regulatory / professional discipline specialist. He is well-known for his work in financial services, and also acts in the accountancy and legal sectors. Chambers & Partners recognise Tom “for his considerable expertise in matters at the intersection of financial services regulation and employment law.”
He has significant experience in equality law, investigation/inquiry work, and public law matters, particularly in the education sector.
Tom acts in a range of jurisdictions within and around the UK, including ETs in Scotland and Northern Ireland. Tom is registered in Part II of the DIFC’s Register of Legal Practitioners. He has been instructed in a range of disputes in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) and the Qatar Financial Centre (QFC).
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Marcus is an enormously experienced specialist in the fields of employment and discrimination law; product liability and consumer law; and public, human rights and data privacy law. He has appeared in a number of the leading cases.
He is recognised by the directories as “a superb barrister” who is “just brilliant in court” and “handles clients extremely well and surpasses their expectations”. He has “a brain the size of a planet” and is “clearly much admired by the senior judiciary”.
Marcus is a Civil and Criminal Recorder (part-time judge), is an Advocacy Trainer at Gray’s Inn and was a member of the Attorney General’s A Panel of Counsel to the Crown.
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