Third-party Advocacy
“Suzanne McKie KC is a very impressive advocate and yet she has the necessary empathy and sensitivity to handle delicate and personally stressful matters. Suzanne and her team at Farore Law are a force to be reckoned with. A client will feel enormous relief to have them on side.” (Legal 500)
“Brilliant firm and the best in their field. These are the kind of lawyers you want on your side as a client. Absolute dedication to putting your interests first and at the same time, considerate and patient. Meticulous attention to detail by senior individuals and junior assistants.” (Legal 500)
Examples of recent work undertaken includes:
- Representing a global media and magazine group, in tribunal hearings, instructed by a London employment law firm. We were defending a multi-million-pound sex discrimination claim brought by the former CEO.
- Acting as advocate in the 4 year long ongoing battle in the employment tribunals and appeal courts, representing a multi-national retail company and 7 of its senior executives. We are instructed by Keystone Law.
- Acting for a claimant in a £10 million sex discrimination, victimisation and equal value claim, instructed by an overseas law firm.
- Acting for a senior director in one of the Big Four, bringing disability discrimination and victimisations claims, with a three week final hearing. Instructed by a national law firm.
- Acting for a partner in a law firm accused of gross misconduct and fighting SRA sanction. This led to a 2.5 week final hearing. Instructed by a national law firm.
- Acting for a former head of compliance in an investment bank in a 3.5 week hearing concerning disability discrimination and whistle-blowing, and in the Appeal Tribunal. Instructed by a London employment law firm.
- Acting in appeal level cases on behalf of the charity, Advocate, as part of our pro-bono initiative.
Farore Law is a KC-led boutique litigation firm that accepts third-party instructions from other law firms and in-house lawyers.
Farore Law represent their clients in courts or tribunals in any employment, partnership or professional disciplinary matter. Since Farore Law started we have provided advocacy to a number of law firms, keen to instruct us because of our reputation as advocates, but also because our knowledge of litigation adds a unique value.
We are different as we are an SRA-regulated solicitor practice with barristers. The team is led by Suzanne McKie KC who is named as a leading individual by Chambers and Partners and Legal 500 for Employment/Senior Executive Law (2024/2025). She has been ranked over many years and has acted in many reported and high level cases including recently : R Kaur v Sun Mark Ltd [2024] EAT 41 (instructed by Keystone Law). She has over 30 years’ experience of advocacy, in particular in the fields of employment and partnership.
Suzanne’s extensive experience means she is well placed to represent Claimants and Respondents/Defendants in complex multi-week trials. She also has extensive appellate experience. Suzanne’s extensive career in both the independent Bar (as KC) and as a solicitor also means that she possesses a strong commercial and practical understanding of employment litigation.
As a former member of the BSB prosecution panel, Suzanne is also very experienced in representing clients in disciplinary tribunals from regulators such as the SRA, FCA, BSB, the GMC and others.
Lucas Nacif is a junior barrister (2021 call) and regularly works with Suzanne McKie KC as a junior in complex discrimination, whistleblowing and equal pay claims. He has also appeared unled in courts and tribunals, including at the High Court in a shareholder’s dispute claim and the Employment Appeal Tribunal in Rahim v The Big Word [2023] EAT 171.
Lucas has also advised barristers facing BSB disciplinary proceedings as part of his pro bono practice and is developing a professional disciplinary practice.
Lucas’s experience at Farore Law means that he has a clear commercial understanding of litigation and understands the day-to-day demands faced by solicitors.
Although we do not operate as a traditional barristers’ chambers, we are happy to accept instructions from solicitors to provide advisory and advocacy services to their clients. We are able to assist law firms in a wide range of employment disputes with varying levels of complexity – ranging from preliminary hearings to appeals. In addition, our highly sophisticated case management systems mean we can readily assist with the lodging of documents and the creation of complex chronologies and lengthy bundles for hearings.
Like traditional counsel, we offer fixed fee prices including competitive brief fees for all advocacy work undertaken by our barristers.
If you would like to explore the option of instructing us as external counsel, please contact Rachel O’Connell or Suzanne McKie KC for further information at oconnell@farorelaw.co.uk or sm@farorelaw.co.uk
Testimonials
“Suzanne McKie KC is a very impressive advocate and yet she has the necessary empathy and sensitivity to handle delicate and personally stressful matters. Suzanne and her team at Farore Law are a force to be reckoned with. A client will feel enormous relief to have them on side.” (Legal 500)
“Brilliant firm and the best in their field. These are the kind of lawyers you want on your side as a client. Absolute dedication to putting your interests first and at the same time, considerate and patient. Meticulous attention to detail by senior individuals and junior assistants.” (Legal 500)
Examples of recent work undertaken includes:
- Representing a global media and magazine group, in tribunal hearings, instructed by a London employment law firm. We were defending a multi-million-pound sex discrimination claim brought by the former CEO.
- Acting as advocate in the 4 year long ongoing battle in the employment tribunals and appeal courts, representing a multi-national retail company and 7 of its senior executives. We are instructed by Keystone Law.
- Acting for a claimant in a £10 million sex discrimination, victimisation and equal value claim, instructed by an overseas law firm.
- Acting for a senior director in one of the Big Four, bringing disability discrimination and victimisations claims, with a three week final hearing. Instructed by a national law firm.
- Acting for a partner in a law firm accused of gross misconduct and fighting SRA sanction. This led to a 2.5 week final hearing. Instructed by a national law firm.
- Acting for a former head of compliance in an investment bank in a 3.5 week hearing concerning disability discrimination and whistle-blowing, and in the Appeal Tribunal. Instructed by a London employment law firm.
- Acting in appeal level cases on behalf of the charity, Advocate, as part of our pro-bono initiative.
