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 Generalâs A Panel. She is a CEDR accredited mediator.
Read MoreAmy Rogers KC practises in all areas of commercial, employment and public law litigation, including disputes with a substantial cross-border element.
Amyâs 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 directorsâ 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 âStar Individualâ 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 Legalweekâs 10 âStarsâ of the junior commercial bar. Amy co-edits âInternational Employment Disputesâ (Sweet & Maxwell, 2019).
Read MoreAileen is recommended by the directories as a leading silk in administrative & public law, education law, civil liberties & human rights, employment law and independent investigations. She has particular interests in discrimination/equality and human rights law, including the law relating to information/freedom of expression, and extensive experience in conducting independent investigations for a variety of bodies including FTSE 100 and multinational companies, local authorities and national charities, law firms, political parties and universities.
Aileenâs interests in human rights and discrimination law have been reflected in litigation and investigations concerning the boundaries between free speech and alleged antisemitism and transphobia as well as between religious freedom and anti- discrimination rights. She has extensive experience on advising in relation to trans-related issues in the context of education, employment and policing. Recent cases include Forstater v CGD Europe & Ors (on discrimination and gender critical beliefs), R (AI) v London Borough of Wandsworth (on the PSED and the provision of education to trans students) and R (AB) v A county council & Anor (a challenge brought by a teacher in relation to a childâs social transition at school). Aileen has also advised many organisations on the investigation and management of complaints of sexual harassment/ assault and harassment/ bullying, including at the highest levels.
Aileen is recommended by Chambers & Partners (2024) as âvery responsive and very good with clients⊠tactically astute and able to cut through large quantities of information and provide clear, strategic and commercial advice quicklyâ; âA great advocate to have in your cornerâ; âreally able to think outside of the boxââ; âexceptional in every aspect of advice and client relationships⊠a true expertâ. The Legal 500 currently recommends her âan expert on discrimination lawâ whose âno- nonsense approach gives confidence to the clientâ, and as having âan encyclopaedic knowledge and really in-depth understanding of the law of equality and discrimination as applicable to schoolsâ.
Previous editions have praised Aileen as âa top-class practitionerâ, âan excellent KC and a pleasure to work withâ (Chambers & Partners 2003) and âa leading lawyer [whose] understanding of the key issues and fundamental principles really sets her apartâ (Legal 500 2023); âa fierce advocateâ who âdistils complicated issues into manageable areas ⊠has a phenomenal ability to cut through swathes of information to get to the heart of the matter and has a genuine partnership approachâ (Legal 500, 2022), and as having a âstellar academic background [which] means that she is totally on top of the law, and [who] draws on that fountain of knowledge to provide comprehensive but commercial adviceâ (Chambers & Partners 2022).
Aileen has a distinguished history as an academic and is internationally recognised as a leading academic in discrimination, equality and human rights law. Her academic work has been cited in the ECHR and the domestic courts. She is the former Chair of the Human Rights Lawyers Association (2019-2021); a current or former member of the editorial committees of Public Law, European Human Rights Law Review, International Journal of Discrimination and the Law and Education Law Reports and former Executive Committee Member of the Industrial Law Society. She has been trustee of the British Institute of Human Rights and was until 2016 the UKâs National Expert on the European Networks of Legal Experts in the Field of Gender Equality and of Experts in the Non-discrimination Field. She has published very widely on human rights, discrimination and employment law.
Read MoreHannahâs practice covers the full ambit of media and information law, including:
Hannah has broad-ranging experience across each of those practice areas and is particularly well placed to deal with actions involving both data/privacy and reputational issues. She has considerable experience in group litigation claims and has acted in large scale commercial actions involving data protection, privacy and defamation. Having previously worked for a leading communications agency, Hannah also has a keen interest in non-contentious reputation management and strategy work. This includes press and social media monitoring on behalf of both individuals and corporations in the public eye.
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Hannah was awarded a 2012 Pegasus Scholarship to work at the New York offices of Levine Sullivan Koch & Schulz LLP, where she gained both a broad grounding in American media law and experience in advising on cross-jurisdictional issues.
Read MoreDavidâs practice encompasses the full ambit of media, entertainment and information law. He has appeared in several of the highest profile defamation and privacy actions of recent years and consistently acts on behalf of leading firms of solicitors in the field and for a large number of the most prominent media organisations and companies (including Associated Newspapers, Google, Facebook, Guardian News & Media and Times Newspapers).
He is equally highly regarded for his work on data protection and freedom of information matters where he has represented public and regulatory bodies and the media in cases heard before both the courts and the Information Tribunal. He also holds a very substantial practice in the fields of public and entertainment law, where he regularly advises the media regulator, Ofcom, and has acted for the United Kingdom Government in the successful defence of the two most important UK media law cases to reach the European Court of Human Rights in recent years.
Read MoreâHe has phenomenal litigation skill and impeccable legal judgement. He works like a Trojan and is immensely bright and capable.â Chambers and Partners 2024
Raphael has a broad practice spanning public, regulatory, procurement, subsidy control, information, technology, data protection, employment and commercial law. His clients have ranged from individuals to private and public companies, NGOs, regulators, government departments and other public authorities.
Raphael is ranked by Chambers and Partners as an âUp and Comingâ junior in public law and data protection, and by the Legal 500 as a âRising Starâ in public law, education and data protection. The directories describe him as âa talented juniorâ, âvery impressiveâ, âvery commercialâ, âan absolute pleasure to work withâ and âmeticulousâ, with an âincredible work ethicâ and âexcellent drafting skillsâ.
He is frequently instructed in high-profile disputes. Recent examples include the Deliveroo appeal before the Supreme Court on human rights and collective bargaining in the gig economy, the Abbasi appeal before the Supreme Court on restricted reporting orders and freedom of expression, the âHogwarts Expressâ judicial review of the rail regulator by the West Coast Railway Company, the Clearview challenge by an American facial recognition company to a ÂŁ7.5 million fine for alleged breaches of UK privacy law, and the âCare Homesâ judicial review in which the governmentâs Covid-19 hospital discharge policy was ruled unlawful.
Before coming to the Bar, Raphael was a leader writer and columnist at The Times, and a researcher at the Institute for Government. He remains an associate of the Institute and is a regular media commentator on constitutional issues. He was also a visiting lecturer in public law on the Graduate Diploma in Law at City University.
Read MoreDaniel Stilitz KC has a wide-ranging practice including employment law, public law, partnership, commercial and sports law. His employment and partnership practice focusses on the financial and professional services sectors and on industrial relations. His public law practice includes commercial judicial review, health, human rights and local government.
Dan also regularly sits as a mediator and is a member of the FAâs General Appeals Panel. In 2019, he was appointed Joint Head of Chambers at 11KBW.
Dan is recognised as a âthought leaderâ in employment law and rated as one of the most highly regarded silks at the employment bar in Whoâs Who Legal 2022.
âan excellent and persuasive advocateâ Chambers & Partners 2023
Read MoreJames practises mainly in public, education, local government, media and data privacy and information law. His work often involves overlap between these areas.
He has acted for a wide range of clients, including government departments and agencies,   local authorities, regulators, universities, major companies and third-sector organisations. He is a member of the Attorney Generalâs A Panel of Counsel.
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: âImaginative, industrious and full of sound judgement; he will go farâ and âHe has a fantastic legal mind. He gets his head around really technical arguments, and is easy to work withâ.
Read MoreRichard is a litigator and advocate, both in the High Court and Employment Tribunals, as well as in appeals and arbitrations.
He has a wide-ranging practice, acting for individuals and for businesses. Recent cases encompass the duties of senior employees, directors, and shareholders; confidential information and restraint of trade; complex discrimination and whistleblowing claims; penalty clauses; and professional negligence by solicitors.
He is regularly involved in all stages of a claim, from initial advice and pleading, interim applications, mediations to speedy trials and appeals.
In the Whoâs Who Legal UK Bar Report 2019, Richard was identified as one of the 7 most highly regarded silks in employment law, adding that he âgains extensive praise as âa real star of the Barâ, and an âabsolutely outstanding, confident, commercial and diligent advocateâ.â
Read MoreAndrew 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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