Caroline Musgrave-Cohen

Caroline specialises in employment and equality law. She advises and represents clients across the full range of employment disputes, with particular expertise in discrimination, whistleblowing and equal pay. She acts for both claimants and respondents, advising and representing multi-national companies, NHS Trusts and financial institutions, as well as individuals, law centres and trade unions. Widely acknowledged as an excellent, persuasive and skillful advocate, Caroline’s strong courtroom presence and impressive client-handling skills are evident in the complex legal and factual cases she has managed. Notable cases include Islam v HSBC (UKEAT/0264/16) concerning the duties on the Tribunal to ensure a fair hearing for a litigant with a disability and Wendy v MOD [2013] EqLR 856, in which Caroline represented the most senior serving nurse in the RAF in her successful claim of sex discrimination. The tribunal awarded substantial financial compensation and made far-reaching recommendations to seek to avoid future discrimination in the MOD. Caroline excels in both in-person and remote video hearings. She has trained solicitors and barristers in how to adapt their preparation and advocacy for remote forums.

Social and Political Science (Psychology), Clare College, Cambridge University