Sophie is developing a broad practice across Chambers’ specialisms, with particular emphasis on employment and discrimination, commercial and public law. She joined Chambers as a full tenant in 2025 following the successful completion of her pupillage.
Sophie holds a first-class degree in Spanish and German from the University of Cambridge, before an MPhil in European Literature in 2014 and a PhD in modern Spanish and Argentinian literature in 2019. Sophie was awarded a scholarship from Lincoln’s Inn and an Excellence Award from BPP University to study the GDL, which she completed with a high distinction.
Before joining chambers, Sophie was a caseworker at a Legal Aid services firm in London, where she specialised in judicial reviews and statutory appeals brought under Part VII Housing Act 1996.
Sophie is a contributor to the forthcoming edition of Lissack and Horlick on Bribery and Corruption.
Advising a firm of solicitors in relation to an alleged service provision change under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006.
Successfully resisting an application for interim relief under section 128 Employment Rights Act at a two-day hearing in the Employment Tribunal.
Assisted Oliver Powell KC in drafting a skeleton argument for an application for an interim restraint of trade injunction brought in the High Court.
Instructed to represent the Claimant at an eight-day trial in a complex race and sex discrimination and harassment claim.
Due to appear as sole counsel in an Employment Appeal Tribunal case concerning the meaning of “crucial or fundamental facts” in claims brought out of time.
Instructed to represent a Catholic primary school at a forthcoming six-day trial concerning alleged discrimination in its headteacher recruitment process.
Assisted Patrick Sadd with a written advice for a well-known charity on how to apply its safeguarding policies without breaching its UK GDPR obligations.
Assisted Alexander Line by drafting a skeleton argument on a judicial review brought against the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office.
Drafting advices and pleadings in appeals brought against local authorities under section 204 Housing Act 1996.
Succeeded in an application to quash a school governing body’s decision to permanently exclude a pupil on grounds of irrationality.
Succeeded in a public law challenge against a local authority who had upheld a local grammar school’s refusal to admit a pupil who lived in the catchment area.
Succeeded on an application to strike out a claim of breach of contract brought by parents of a child who was refused admission to a private secondary school.
Currently instructed on a public law appeal brought by a postgraduate student against his university for a finding that he had wrongly used AI during an examination.
Assisted Oliver Powell KC by drafting an advice and pleadings in a high-value commercial construction dispute which raised technical points of contractual interpretation.
Assisted Oliver Powell KC by drafting an advice for an international consultancy firm on a planned share reorganisation.
Secured an acquittal for Ocado on a charge of failing to provide information under section 172 Road Traffic Act 1988.
Successfully defended the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency at an impounding hearing before the Traffic Commissioner.
Represented an aspiring barrister in disciplinary proceedings before the Inns’ Conduct Committee.
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