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About
Provided by Carol Davis KC
Practice Areas
A highly experienced barrister specialising in discrimination and high-value Employment Tribunal litigation, commercial employment and partnership matters in the High Court and regulatory work, with a particular emphasis on the financial services sector. She specialises in extremely confidential and sensitive matters and is highly sought after by major UK and multinational corporations, banking and other financial institutions for large-scale discrimination and whistleblowing cases and independent reviews, internal investigations, hearings and appeals.
Career
Called 1996 (Middle Temple). KC 2021. Regular lecturer and writer on employment law topics, investigations and financial regulation.
Professional Memberships
COMBAR; Employment Law Bar Association; Employment Lawyers Association; Association of Regulatory & Disciplinary Lawyers; The Professional Negligence Bar Association
Publications
Author of 'Termination of Employment' with John Bowers KC; co-author of the chapter 'Dismissal With or Without Notice' in Butterworth Tolley's Termination of Employment (loose leaf) and author of numerous journal articles on aspects of employment law.
Personal
Education: Graduate Diploma of Law (1994); BA Hons in English literature, Sussex University (1995)
Interests include travel, theatre and adventures with her family.
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Carol Davis KC handles complex tribunal cases, focusing particularly on sensitive whistle-blowing and discrimination cases. She also has noted experience in cases relating to termination and pay.
Carol Davis KC of Littleton Chambers is regularly called upon to undertake complex and sensitive internal investigations. She acts on matters arising in the financial services, education and legal sectors.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Carol delivers a masterclass in cross-examination."
"She is brilliant tactically, robust in her approach, very able to manage challenging behaviour and is immensely supportive with the instructing solicitor team when the pressure is on."
"Carol is a brilliant barrister. She is highly experienced and yet so personable and easy to work with."
"Carol takes her role as an independent investigator seriously and she reaches her views in a robust fashion."
"Carol is extremely impressive as an independent, expert investigator, dealing with the most complex 'bet the company' investigations with rigour and clarity."
"Carol delivers a masterclass in cross-examination."
"She is brilliant tactically, robust in her approach, very able to manage challenging behaviour and is immensely supportive with the instructing solicitor team when the pressure is on."
"Carol is a brilliant barrister. She is highly experienced and yet so personable and easy to work with."
"Carol takes her role as an independent investigator seriously and she reaches her views in a robust fashion."
"Carol is extremely impressive as an independent, expert investigator, dealing with the most complex 'bet the company' investigations with rigour and clarity."