Clerks Details
- Clerk Name: Russell Porter
- Clerk Telephone: 01865 793736
- Clerk Email: [email protected]
- Clerk Name: Tom Cox
- Clerk Telephone: 0117 928 1520
- Clerk Email: [email protected]
- Clerk Name: Gemma Faulkner
- Clerk Telephone: 020 7583 8055
- Clerk Email: [email protected]
Public and Regulatory
Katherine is an expert in all aspects of education law, with a particular interest in special educational needs. She accepts instructions from local authorities, schools, parents, young people, students and universities, as well as employers/employees in the education sector. Her busy caseload also includes judicial review cases in the education sector.
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Recommendations Katherine Anderson is a well-respected education law barrister who specialises in special educational needs and discrimination law cases. Her client base includes individuals such as parents, young people, and students, and educational institutions from secondary schools all the way up to universities.
Strengths: "She is always helpful and friendly and puts clients at ease."
"Katherine Anderson's knowledge of the health and social care sectors is second to none."
"Katherine is knowledgeable and a pleasure to work with."
Chambers UK 2025/Education/London BarKatherine Anderson is a strong advocate who enjoys a varied caseload which covers employment and education law. She is active in discrimination claims and EAT appeals.
Strengths: "She is very able in court, concise and provides well-thought-through written work. I highly recommend her."
"Katherine has phenomenal attention to detail and technical knowledge."
"Katherine is a superb advocate and my personal choice for complex EAT cases."
"Katherine is reliable and tenacious in how she advances her advocacy."
Chambers UK 2025/Employment/Western BarStrengths: “Katherine was very helpful. I would recommend Katherine to colleagues.”
“Katherine is a very skilled advocate with substantial legal analytical skills.”
“Katherine's very responsive; she provided particularly useful written submissions, and gave helpful advice in relation to strategy.”
Chambers UK 2024/Employment/Western BarStrengths: “She is diligent and has great attention to detail.”
“She is technically excellent and a great advocate.”
Chambers UK 2023/Employment/Western BarStrengths: "She has excellent attention to detail on difficult cases and responds extremely promptly." "She is diligent and has very great attention to detail. We consider her a very technically adept lawyer, who can really drive down into conflicting case law."
Chambers UK 2022/Employment/Western BarStrengths: "She is extremely thorough and detailed in her preparation and advice. She is meticulous in her attention to detail and excellent for complex cases."
Chambers UK 2021/Employment/Western Bar'Katherine has good attention to detail, is diligent, and has a good client manner.'
Legal 500 2025/Employment/Leading Junior/Western Circuit‘Katherine is extremely personable and knowledgeable instilling confidence in both instructing solicitors and clients. She goes above and beyond in supporting instructing solicitors with any issues that may arise during the course of proceedings and is eloquent in her advocacy skills balancing the need to address the law and have the clients position heard.’
Legal 500 2025/Education/Leading Junior/London Bar‘Katherine is forensic in her approach. She looks at all angles and considers all options. A very diligent advocate. ’
Legal 500 2024/Education/Leading Junior/London Bar‘Katherine is extremely bright, client-friendly and meticulous in her preparation and written work. ’
Legal 500 2023/Education/Leading Junior/London Bar‘Katherine has a wealth of experience in SEND appeals and is very thorough in her approach; she is a robust advocate and her preparation is always meticulous.’
Legal 500 2022/Education/Leading Junior/London Bar‘Highly intelligent, thorough in her work and is a tenacious barrister.’
Legal 500 2021/Education/Leading Individual/London Bar
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