Author(s)
Lee
Collishaw
Deborah has been ranked in the Chambers UK Bar 2018 for Personal Injury (Band 2).
She is a respected barrister offering expertise in personal injury law and additionally noted for her in-depth knowledge of employment law.
Strengths:
“Approachable and personable. She has very good empathy with clients and is good to work with.”
“Hard-working. She will always go the extra mile and deliver on time with sound, practical advice.”
In Toure v Ken Wilkins Print [2024] IRLR 282 The Employment Appeal Tribunal considered an appeal by the claimant who had raised a grievance against his employer alleging that he had been racially abused. The grievance was not upheld, the employer concluding that the alleged incidents had not taken place. The employee appealed, but in…
The Court of Appeal handed down its judgment on 14 March 2024, dismissing two conjoined appeals in cases of mesothelioma arising from asbestos exposure in the 1950s, Executors of the Estate of Thomas Albert White v Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (”White”) and Executrix of the Estate of Derek Barry Cuthbert v…
The High Court has handed down judgment in an important case dealing with the data protection obligations of NHS Trusts in respect of the collection and retention of patient medical records. The Claimant (anonymised as ‘YSL’ to protect privacy) brought a wide-ranging claim against the Defendant Foundation NHS Trust, seeking damages and erasure orders in…
