Jennifer Eady QC

JENNIFER's PRACTICE AREAS

Jenny Eady Q.C. is one of the Leading Employment Law Barristers in the country. She undertakes advocacy and advisory work for employers, employees, trade unions, employers' associations, central and local government, statutory commissions and NGOs.

Jenny took silk in 2006, having practiced at the bar since 1990, and has appeared in many of the leading employment cases in recent years, including Cadman v. HSE 2006 ECJ (equal pay), Marshalls Clay 2006 ECJ (working time), Home Office v. Bailey (equal pay) 2006 EAT and CA and Mohmed v. West Coast Trains 2006 EAT (religion and belief).

Throughout her practice at the Bar, Jenny has consistently been recognised as one of the leading employment practitioners by all the relevant professional directories - with Chambers and Partners providing the following description: "Jennifer Eady is respected for her experience on both sides of the courtroom. She gains the universal acclaim of the market ... she knows her law inside out" - and was identified by The Lawyer as one of the "Hot 100" for 2007(!).

• 2008: Appointment to ACAS Council
• 2007: Trustee, Free Representation Unit
• 2006: Silk
• 2006: Hon Vice-President Industrial Law Society
• 2003: County Court Recorder
• 2001: Part-Time Judge of Employment Tribunals
• 2000: Appointed to the Treasury 'A' Panel
• 1991-1995: Chair of the Industrial Law Society
• 1995: Appointed on to the Treasury Panel of Counsel
• 1994: Bar of Northern Ireland: 1994

She is a member of the Industrial Law Society, Employment Law Bar Association, Employment Lawyers Association and the Discrimination Lawyers Association.