Cherie is a leading Silk specializing in public law, human rights, media and information law, employment law and European Community law. She is a member of ADR Chambers International Panel of arbitrators and an accredited mediator by ADR Chambers UK.
In employment and discrimination work, Cherie acts for applicants and respondents in both individual and collective disputes. In public law she has a strong practice advising local authorities and other public bodies, as well as acting for individuals and commercial organizations who wish to challenge decision of these bodies in the Courts. She also lectures widely on human rights. She has appeared in the European Court of Justice and in Commonwealth jurisdictions, and sits as an international arbitrator.
Cherie is a Recorder in the County Court and Crown Court, a Bencher of Lincoln's Inn and an Honorary Bencher of King's Inn, Dublin. She is a Chancellor and Honorary Fellow of Liverpool John Moores University, Governor and Honorary Fellow of the LSE and the Open University (D.Univ.Open 1999), LLD (Hons), University of Liverpool (2003) Hon.D.Lit UMIST (2003). Cherie is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, an Honorary Fellow of the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, a Doctor of Laws (Westminster University) and a Fellow of the International Society of Lawyers for Public Service.
Extensive charitable and public involvements, including: President of Barnardo's; a Trustee of Refuge; a Trustee of Citizenship Foundation; Vice-President of Family Mediators Association. She is also Patron of a number of charities.
Cherie is identified by Chamber & Partners guide as a leading Silk in administrative and public law and in employment law.
She is also recommended by the Legal 500 guide as a leader in administrative and public law, and in employment law.
Main Areas of Practice:
Commercial law |
European Union law |
Public law |
Discrimination law |
Human Rights law |
Local Government |
Education law |
Immigration, Asylum & Free Movement Media & Information law |
Media & Information law |
Sports law |
Employment law |
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Notable Cases include:
- R (Begum) v Head Teacher and Governors of Denbigh High School [2006] UKHL 15; [2006] 2 All ER 487
- General Electric Company v Commission of the European Communities [2005] Court of First Instance ECJ
- Ali v Head Teacher and Governors of Lord Grey School [2006] UKHL 14; [2006] 2 All ER 457
- Heath v Metropolitan Police Commissioner [2004] EWCA Civ 943; [2005] IRLR 270
- Smith v Kent County Council [2004] EWHC 412 (QB)
- R (Foster) v Eastbourne Borough Council and another [2004] EEWCA Civ 36
- Aziz v South Tyneside Health Care Trust [2003] All ER (D) 123 (March)
- R (Purja and others) v Ministry of Defence [2003] EWCA Civ 1345; [2004] QB 36
- R (L) v Governors of J School [2003] UKHL 9; [2003] 2 AC 633 HL
- Pearce v Governing Body of Mayfield School [2003] UKHL 34; [2003] IRLR 512; [2003] ICR 937 HL
- Re S (a child) (identification: restriction on publication) [2004] UKHL 47; [2005] 1 AC 593 HL
- Re S (children: care plan) Re W (children: care plan) [2002] UKHL 10; [2002] 2 AC 291 HL
- Adan v London Borough of Newham [2001] EWCA Civ 1916; [2002] 1 All ER 931 CA
- Hagen v ICI Chemicals & Polymers Ltd [2002] IRLR 31
- B v Chief Constable of Avon and Somerset [2002] 1 All ER 562
- B v Special Educational Needs Tribunal and another [2002] All ER (D) 271 (Apr)
- B v Harrow LBC (No. 1) [2000] 1 WLR 223
- Preston and others v Wolverhampton NHS Trust and others (No 2) [2000] All ER; (EC) 7142001 2 AC 415 ECJ
- Fletcher and others v Midland Bank pic [2001] UKHL 5; [2001] IRLR 237 HL
- Gulf Azov Shipping Co Ltd v Chief Idisi [2001] EWCA Civ 491; [2001] 1 Lloyd’s Rep. 727
- Bank of Credit and Commerce International SA (in liq) v Ali and others (No 2) [1999] 4 All ER 83; [1999] IRLR 508
- Bank of Credit and Commerce International SA (in liquidation) v Ali and others [1999] 2 All ER 1005; [1999] IRLR 226
- Barry (appellant) v Midland Bank pic (respondents) [1998] IRLR 138
- Grant v South-West Trains Ltd (Case C-249/96) [1998] ICR 449 ECJ
- E v Dorset County Council and other [1995] 2 AC 633 HL
- Cheall v Association of Professional, Executive, Clerical and Computer Staff [1983] 2 AC 180.
Articles and books include:
- The Negligence Liability of Public Authorities with D Squires (Oxford University Press, 2006)
- Chapter on Sexual violence, Torture and International Justice in Torture: Does it make us safer? Is it ever ok? A Human Rights Perspective (The New Press, 2005)
- Chapter on the prospects for the International Criminal Court in From Nuremburg to the Hague: the Future of International Criminal Justice ed. P. Sands QC (CUP, 2003)
- Co-author, with D Squires and B Pohle, of chapter on the liability of Public Authorities in Professional Negligence and Liability ed. M Simpson (LLP).
