Outer Temple Chambers has a distinguished reputation for providing leading discrimination and equality law advice and advocacy. Our expertise spans employment and discrimination claims, public law challenges involving discrimination and equality issues, and specialist civil litigation arising under the Equality Act 2010 and related statutory frameworks.
We are at the forefront of equal-pay litigation; we have significant expertise in ‘cross-over’ work (drawing on our extensive experience of other areas such as pensions, commercial disputes, and personal injury), we regularly appear in the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court, and we have been involved in some of the largest and most impactful tribunal awards ever made. We are instructed regularly on complex discrimination and whistle-blowing disputes and our work affects thousands of individuals.
We offer precise and robust legal advice designed to support effective outcomes, whether in litigation, negotiation or advisory mandates. Our discrimination team combines profound legal knowledge with decades of collective courtroom practice. We are highly regarded by independent legal directories for employment and discrimination work, with 19 barristers ranked in the legal directories and many more accolades including being shortlisted for Set of the Year at the Chambers Bar Awards 2023.
Employment discrimination claims relating to any protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010 including age, disability, race, sex, gender reassignment, religion or belief, sexual orientation and others under the Equality Act 2010. Including:
Recruitment, promotion and dismissal
Equal pay and pay transparency
Disability adjustments
Workplace harassment and bullying
Whistleblowing-linked victimisation
(Usually in the Employment Tribunal and appellate courts.)
Public law and judicial review involving equality and human rights issues affecting public bodies and educational institutions.
Complex civil litigation tied to discriminatory treatment, accessibility, and equal treatment obligations.
High-value group actions, including equal pay litigation with significant social and economic consequences.
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Please contact Graham Woods on +44 (0)20 7353 6381 for more information. Our experienced practice management team will be pleased to provide you with more details of our expertise in this area.
