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Althea Brown

Althea Brown

Work Department

Employment, Discrimination and Equality Law Professional Discipline and Regulation Mediation Data Protection and Information Law

Position

Althea Brown is a specialist in employment, equality law, both public and private law  and Professional Discipline and Regulation. She accepts instructions both as a barrister and a mediator.

Althea Brown has a specialist practice in the ‘core’ civil liberties fields of employment, equality law and professional discipline and regulation. As well as her practice as a barrister, Althea is also a busy mediator.

Her employment and non employment discrimination law practice encompass cases brought in the private and public law arena. Althea’s practice is claimant based and she has successfully and regularly arguing cases in employment tribunals, the County Court, High Court and the Court of Appeal. She is regularly instructed in substantial multi party claims which are high value, technically and legally complex and lengthy.

Career

Year of Call:  1995

Althea is regularly instructed in high profile cases and is commended for her skill in successfully tackling claims which are factually, technically and legally complex, which often involve lengthy hearings requiring forensic cross examination of witnesses (including experts) and which are frequently sensitive and controversial.

Althea is also accredited to accept public access instructions.

Languages

French

Memberships

Discrimination Law Association

Education

University of Leicester LLB Winner May prize University of Leicester 1993 Lincoln’s Inn Bursary Prize 1994