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Anthony Korn

Call: 1978

"Anthony has a depth of experience in discrimination cases. He is diligent and very capable of handling difficult clients. He also has good cross-examination skills."

Legal 500 2025

"Anthony is very good on the submissions. He's very detailed and provides a lot of analysis."

Chambers UK 2025

"Anthony is a very experienced advocate."

Chambers UK 2024

"Anthony is a go-to for complex issues. He is technically very strong."

Chambers 2023

"Anthony's attention to detail is second to none. He is a very bright individual and a safe pair of hands."

Legal 500 2023

Anthony Korn is an Employment Law specialist.

Prior to joining No5, Anthony worked as a researcher in employment law at Industrial Relations Services, as a Senior Fee Earner at Paisner and Co, and at Dibb Lupton Broomhead as Head of Advocacy and External Training.

More recently, he has practised at Barnards Inn Chambers and 199 Strand.

Expertise

Employment

Anthony’s practice ranges from the straightforward unfair dismissal case to complex TUPE, discrimination and equal pay issues. He has worked in the health and education sectors dealing particularly with disability discrimination and reasonable adjustment issues, TUPE, redundancy and age discrimination. He also specialises in cases involving TUPE transfers in the private sector and breach of contract claims involving bonuses.

Recent cases at both an Employment Tribunal and appellant level have included high value whistleblowing and equal pay claims (for both claimants and respondents). He is a leading expert on the quantification of Employment Tribunal claims. His practice extends to High Court injunctions to enforce restrictive covenants and confidentiality obligations. Anthony is licensed to undertake Public Access Work.

Anthony is known for his quick grasp of complex issues, the clarity of his advice, his thorough preparation of tribunal cases, his extensive knowledge of case law and his pro-active and tactical approach to litigation. He has been described by a wing member as ‘one of the best advocates to have appeared in the Reading Tribunal’. In another case, his cross examination was described as a “master class”.

Anthony also has considerable experience in representing employers who are faced with ‘difficult’ litigants in person.

Anthony has lectured extensively in employment law to the Industrial Law Society, the Employment Lawyers’ Association and the Industrial Society on issues ranging from TUPE to sex discrimination to unfair dismissal. He currently lectures for CLT on TUPE, Discrimination and Redundancy.

Notable Employment Cases


Smith v Gardner Merchant [1998] IRLR 510

sex discrimination and harassment


Kent County Council v Mingo [2000] IRLR 90

disability discrimination, reasonable adjustments to redundancy policy and compensation issues


Rossiter v Pendragon plc [2005] IRLR 256

TUPE and constructive dismissal


Nationwide Building Society v Benn and ors [2010] IRLR 922

TUPE and constructive dismissal


Landmark Brickwork Ltd v Sutcliffe [2011] IRLR 976

enforceability of restrictive covenant and springboard injunction


Korashi v Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Local Health Board [2012] IRLR 4

PIDA, and Racial discrimination


Jakowlew v Nestor Primecare Services and another [2015] IRLR 813

Related News, Resources and Events

Publications


Treating probationary employees fairly

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Past Events


Employment Update Seminar – London

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"Extremely knowledgeable, one of our go-to barristers for TUPE and discrimination matters."


"Extremely technical and knowledgeable in his field. The go-to counsel for complex matters."


"He is academic in his approach - thorough and knows the right law." "He is a very technical and detailed lawyer."


"Very approachable and is extremely knowledgeable on TUPE and discrimination matters."


"A very experienced practitioner who is technically very able." "He has an encyclopaedic knowledge of statutes."


  • ELA’s Legislative and Policy Committee
  • Employment Law Bar Association
  • Management Committee
  • Chair of the Legislative and Policy Committee of the Employment Lawyers’ Association
  • Editor of ELA Briefing
  • Anthony is also an ACAS Arbitrator and Mediator.
  • Magdalen College, Oxford (BA Jurisprudence)
  • ACAS Arbitrator
  • Public Access licensed
  • As well as editing our own newsletter, Anthony has written on a wide range of employment law subjects in publications that range from the Journal of Business Law to Personnel Today and Croner’s employment law digest. He is a contributor to Blackstone’s Employment Law Practice and Jordans Employment Law Manual. He is the co-author of Employment Tribunal Remedies (4th edition) published by OUP in 2011.

Related News, Resources and Events

Publications


Treating probationary employees fairly

One of the most eye-catching proposals of the incoming Labour Government is the proposal that employees should have unfair dismissal rights from day one. The…

Past Events


Employment Update Seminar – London

The No5 Employment Group invites you to attend our Spring Seminar at our new office at 7 Savoy Court in London. Talks will cover topics…

View all related news

Clerk Team

Oliver Lee

Practice Director, Employment

oliverl@no5.com

07538 212479

Clare Smith

Practice Manager, Employment

clares@no5.com

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