Georgina Churchhouse

Practice Areas

Georgina practises in all areas of employment, discrimination, commercial employment law, business protection, partnership, bonus and industrial action disputes. She acts at first instance in complex, sensitive and high value multi day or week trials in the Employment Tribunal and High Court, and on appeal in the EAT and higher courts, both led and unled. She has considerable trial experience in whistleblowing and Equality Act claim disputes where she acts for both Senior Executives and Respondents working in the financial services, professional services, technology, fintech, media, insurance, NHS, higher education, and charity sectors. Georgina is also trusted to conduct complex appellate advocacy, having acted in several leading employment cases in the EAT and Court of Appeal as sole and junior counsel

Career

REPORTED CASES

Court of Appeal

Ibrahim v HCA International Ltd [2019] EWCA Civ 2007 (led) (whistleblowing)

Gomes v Higher Level Care [2018] EWCA Civ 418 (led) (working time)

Employment Appeal Tribunal

South Gloucestershire Council v Hundal [2024] EAT 140 (unled) [Equality Act claims – Disability, Reasonable Adjustments, Discrimination Arising from Disability, Objective Justification].

Wilkinson v DVSA [2022] EAT 23 (unled) (unfair dismissal, contributory conduct & polkey reductions)

Gomes v Higher Level Care [2016] IRLR 678 (unled) (working time)

CAREER PRIOR TO THE BAR

Visiting Lecturer in Employment Discrimination Law at Surrey University

Visiting Lecturer in Public Law at King’s College London

Teaching Associate in Tort and Public Administrative Law at Queen Mary University of London

Judicial Assistant to Lord Justice Moore-Bick (VP) and Lord Justice Irwin in the Court of Appeal

Professional Memberships

Employment Lawyers Association (Junior Committee Member)

Employment Law Bar Association

Industrial Law Society