Employment barristers for London tribunals.
Counsel for unfair dismissal, discrimination, whistleblowing and TUPE claims at the Central London and London South Employment Tribunals, on Public Access or via solicitors.
Employment Barristers for London clients
London is the largest employment tribunal jurisdiction in England and Wales. The Central London Employment Tribunal at Victory House, 30 to 34 Kingsway hears the bulk of central London claims, and the London South Employment Tribunal at Montague Court, 101 London Road, Croydon hears cases from South London and much of the M25 corridor. Employment Appeal Tribunal work is heard at Rolls Building.
Clerk and Counsel is a clerking agency, not a chambers. We place independent, self employed employment barristers on London tribunal work for claimants, respondents and their solicitors. Where Public Access is appropriate we can put counsel on a case on a fixed fee without a solicitor on the record.
Typical London instructions involve high value discrimination and whistleblowing claims, senior executive dismissals, complex TUPE and change programme claims, and multi claimant equal pay and holiday pay work. Counsel are matched by area of specialism, seniority, hearing length and fit with the tribunal panel.
For preliminary hearings, interim relief applications and short notice case management orders counsel can usually be engaged within seventy two hours. Full merits hearings are set up on the tribunal timetable.
Areas of work in London
Unfair and constructive dismissal
Ordinary and automatically unfair dismissal claims, including senior executive exits and long service employees.
Discrimination and harassment
Sex, race, disability, age, religion and belief and sexual orientation discrimination and harassment claims under the Equality Act 2010.
Whistleblowing and detriment claims
Public interest disclosure claims, interim relief applications and detriment cases in regulated sectors.
TUPE and change programme claims
Service provision changes, information and consultation failures, collective redundancy consultation and post transfer dismissals.
Equal pay and holiday pay
Multi claimant equal pay and holiday pay claims for London employers and workforces.
Employment Appeal Tribunal work
Grounds of appeal, permission hearings and full appeals at the EAT at the Rolls Building.
Where these cases are heard
The Central London Employment Tribunal at Victory House, 30 to 34 Kingsway, London WC2B 6EX is the main London hearing venue for central and north London claims and is the busiest employment tribunal in the country.
The London South Employment Tribunal at Montague Court, 101 London Road, Croydon CR0 2RF hears cases from South London and much of the M25 corridor, including Croydon, Bromley and the wider Surrey borders.
Appeals are heard at the Employment Appeal Tribunal at the Rolls Building, 7 Rolls Buildings, Fetter Lane, London EC4A 1NL. Many preliminary and case management hearings are now conducted remotely by CVP.
What drives this work in London
London employment work is driven by a very large financial services, professional services, technology and media base. Discrimination, whistleblowing and senior executive dismissal claims are more common in central London than in any other region, and the value of individual cases is often significantly higher than the national average.
TUPE and change programme work is a steady feature of London instructions, particularly across outsourced services, technology and facilities management. Group and multi claimant claims are also more common in London than elsewhere.
Public Access enquiries in London are dominated by senior professionals negotiating exits, individuals with discrimination or whistleblowing claims, and small employers responding to complex claims without in house employment expertise. We are direct about when a matter can be handled by counsel alone and when a solicitor is needed as well.
What instructing counsel costs
Fees are agreed in writing before any work begins. Written advice on merits and quantum for a London employment claim typically runs between six hundred and one thousand eight hundred pounds plus VAT.
Drafting a claim form, response or list of issues is usually in the range of eight hundred to two thousand five hundred pounds plus VAT. Preliminary and case management hearings run from around seven hundred pounds plus VAT.
Full merits hearings at the Central London or London South Employment Tribunal typically run from around one thousand five hundred pounds plus VAT per day for junior counsel through to three thousand five hundred pounds plus VAT per day for senior specialist counsel, with refreshers thereafter.
If you have a London employment matter that needs counsel, send us a brief and we will come back with a shortlist, an indicative fixed fee where Public Access fits, and confirmation of conflict check timing.
Every barrister we place is regulated by the Bar Standards Board. Clerk&Counsel is a clerking agency and does not provide legal services itself.
Employment Barristers in London, common questions
Which employment tribunal will my London claim be heard in?
It depends on postcode. Central and north London claims usually go to the Central London Employment Tribunal on Kingsway. South London and much of the M25 goes to the London South Employment Tribunal in Croydon.
Can I instruct a London employment barrister without a solicitor?
Yes, on Public Access, where the matter is suitable. We will tell you at the first call if we think a solicitor is needed as well.
What does a full employment tribunal hearing cost?
Junior counsel London brief fees typically start at around one thousand five hundred pounds plus VAT per day, rising with seniority and complexity. Fees are agreed in writing before work begins.
How quickly can counsel be engaged for an interim relief application?
For urgent interim relief applications counsel can usually be engaged within twenty four to seventy two hours.
Do you cover Employment Appeal Tribunal work?
Yes, both grounds drafting and advocacy at the EAT at the Rolls Building.