Tom Coghlin KC

Practice Areas

Tom Coghlin KC specialises in employment and discrimination law and a range of related fields.

He acts for claimants and defendants in contractual claimant arising from employment and similar relationships, notably bonus claims and claims to enforce restrictive covenants and obligations of confidentiality.

He acts for claimants and respondents in complex and high value litigation involving discrimination, whistleblowing, equal pay, cross-border jurisdictional issues, TUPE, commercial agents, and disputes involving partners and LLP members. He advises and acts for trade unions in cases brought in the employment tribunal, the High Court and before the Certification Officer.

He has particular expertise in conducting disciplinary, whistleblowing and grievance investigations at the highest levels of organisations ranging from global law firms to leading educational institutions. He also advises and represents those who are involved in such processes, or who face disciplinary proceedings by regulatory bodies, including solicitors, doctors, academics, sportspeople and those in regulated financial institutions.

He has significant experience in high-profile litigation in international arbitral tribunals.

Career

Called 1998, Silk 2018. Tenant at Cloisters Chambers since 1998. Fee paid employment judge since 2013. Chambers Treasurer since 2019.

Professional Memberships

Employment Judge (fee paid).

Discrimination Law Association, Employment Lawyers' Association, Employment Law Bar Association, Industrial Law Society, Professional Negligence Bar Association.

Director, Bar Mutual Indemnity Fund.

Treasurer of Cloisters Chambers.

Publications

Author for the leading employment law service "From Counsel"

Personal

Educated at Worth Abbey and Worcester College, Oxford (MA Jurisprudence, BCL). Father to 4 daughters.