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Nadia Motraghi KC

Nadia Motraghi KC

Work Department

Employment and discrimination; personal injury.

Position

Nadia specialises in employment law, professional regulation and public law including public procurement. Her practice spans the Tribunals, High Court and all levels of appeal. She acts for employees and employers in all areas of employment law especially discrimination of all types, whistleblowing, TUPE, breach of contract, trade union cases and injunctions (industrial action, restrictive covenants, MHPS).  In professional discipline, she represents individuals before their regulators and at all levels of appeal. Her clients are in the public sector (NHS, local government), private sector (especially banking and technology) and trade unions. Nadia's public law and public procurement work is mainly in the healthcare sector.

Career

St John’s College, Oxford (MA Jurisprudence); Harvard Law School (LLM, Frank Knox Fellow); College of Law (BVC Outstanding; Bedingfield Scholar, Ede & Ravenscourt Prize for Best Student). Nadia worked for the Law Commission and held lecturing posts at several universities. Formerly a Barrister Member of the Bar Disciplinary Tribunal. Currently a Member of the Advisory Committee on Conscientious Objectors (ACCO), an NDPB advising the Ministry of Defence.

Languages

French, Persian.

Memberships

ARDL, ELA, ELBA, ILS

Mentions

London Bar

Employment

Other key lawyer1
Nadia Motraghi KC – Old Square Chambers 'A great strategist who is superb with clients.'
London Bar

Professional disciplinary and regulatory law

Other key lawyer1
Nadia Motraghi KC – Old Square Chambers 'Nadia's attention to detail and her ability to identify and understand complex issues and translate them into simple language is impressive. She remains steely calm under pressure and is a most effective and inspiring advocate.'