Our Employment Team is a strong group of practitioners who advise large multinational companies, governmental institutions, and individuals on all aspects of employment law. We have provided counsel at all levels in employment disputes, from the Employment Tribunal through to the EAT, High Court, Court of Appeal, and the Supreme Court, which is testament to the strength and depth of our team. We appear not only in England, Wales and Scotland but also have members qualified to appear in the Dubai International Financial Centre.
Our members undertake all aspects of employment law, collective and individual. Particular areas of expertise include industrial relations, off payroll working and IR35, and dismissals and employment rights. Many of our members have considerable experience in handling internal and regulatory investigations spanning a variety of sectors. As a multi-disciplinary set, our team has experience in matters that cross over with other areas of law, including insurance, tax, personal injury, and commercial litigation.
Our team has been at the forefront of Covid-19 related employment disputes. Matters have included advising businesses forced to restructure due to the pandemic, cases involving furlough fraud, and multi-claimant pandemic related discrimination claims.
The expertise of our members has been consistently recognised by Chambers UK and Legal 500, who both consider Devereux to be a leading employment set:
"Devereux houses a team with ‘strong and well-respected employment expertise’. Employment litigation remains a key area of instruction for the group, which also continues to advise on high-profile industrial relations matters." - Legal 500, 2025
"Bruce Carr KC is ‘a vastly experienced employment barrister’, ‘always a reassuring presence for clients’, and Andrew Burns KC is highly regarded for his ‘particular strength in industrial relations issues’. The ‘shrewd and capable’ Alice Mayhew KC is well versed in handling complex cases involving allegations of discrimination and whistleblowing, as well as equal pay claims." - Legal 500, 2025
"Devereux is a chambers which is widely praised for being "practical, commercial and straight-talking" and one where "there is no question as to the technical ability and commercial focus of all of the barristers." - Chambers & Partners, 2025
"Members exhibit considerable expertise in cases involving restrictive covenants, industrial relations, TUPE, the National Minimum Wage, discrimination and whistle-blowing." - Chambers & Partners, 2025
Many of our members write and contribute to leading employment titles including Discrimination Law (Bloomsbury Professional) and Harvey on Industrial Relations and Employment Law (Lexis Nexis).
Several of our members have been recognised for outstanding performance as practitioners by being nominated for accolades such as ‘Employment Silk of the Year’, ‘Employment Junior of the Year’ and ‘Barrister of the Year’. Bruce Carr KC is recognised as a Star Individual by Chambers & Partners. Additionally, a number of our members have been appointed to the Attorney General’s Panels, Treasury Panels and the Equality and Human Rights Commission Panel.
A list of relevant cases and appointments are included within each individual barrister’s personal profile.
Barristers with this Expertise
- Andrew Burns KC
- Bruce Carr KC
- Akash Nawbatt KC
- Alice Mayhew KC
- Christopher Stone KC
- Paul Emerson
- Peter Edwards
- Lucinda Harris
- Laura Bell
- Talia Barsam
- Thomas Cordrey
- Samuel Nicholls
- Kate Balmer
- Georgina Hirsch
- Jesse Crozier
- Sebastian Purnell
- Georgia Hicks
- Ishaani Shrivastava
- Bayo Randle
- Matthew Sellwood
- Marianne Tutin
- Katya Hosking
- Colm Kelly
- John Platts-Mills
- Harry Sheehan
- Anna Greenley
- Sam Way
- Hitesh Dhorajiwala
- Charlie Hill
- Thomas Westwell
- Matthew Bignell
- Aparajita Arya
- Alice Defriend
- Josh Neaman
