Judy Stone KC
UK Bar Guide 2025
New Silks : Employment
New Silks
About
Provided by Judy Stone KC
Practice Areas
Employment and business law specialist. Judy is regularly instructed in claims involving breaches of directors’ duties, fiduciary duties, duties of confidence and restrictive covenants, as well as in pension, bonus and other contractual disputes, including those with an international element. In the employment tribunal, Judy has considerable experience of high value whistleblowing and discrimination litigation. Judy appears regularly in the High Court (both Chancery and QBD), employment tribunals, the EAT, and the Court of Appeal. She represents both claimants and respondents/defendants. Judy often acts as sole counsel and as a junior in multi-day and high value litigation.
Career
Called in 2003.
Professional Memberships
ELBA; ALBA.
Publications
Tolley's Employment Handbook (Retirement, Directors).
Personal
Educated at Baliol College, Oxford (first class degree in PPE, Jenkins Scholar), Harvard University (Frank Knox Memorial Fe low) and City University (CPE, Princess Royal Scholarship).
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Judy Stone KC advises both claimants and respondents across a wide range of employment matters, with a particular focus on whistle-blowing and discrimination issues. She is a skilled litigator, handling complex employment cases at both tribunal and appellate levels. She also has experience of cases with an international element.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Judy is superb."
"Judy provides effective and concise advice. She has a very quick mind."
"I am always impressed with Judy. She always secures the right answer and gets to the heart of issues quickly."
"Judy is superb."
"Judy provides effective and concise advice. She has a very quick mind."
"I am always impressed with Judy. She always secures the right answer and gets to the heart of issues quickly."