Christopher Howells

Year of call 1999

‘Christopher demonstrates remarkable composure, professionalism and an exceptional ability to connect with clients of all backgrounds…’

(Legal 500 2024)

‘Christopher is a very experienced, excellent employment barrister, always very well prepared and a skilled advocate. He goes the extra mile for his clients’

(Legal 500, 2023)

‘An excellent advocate who is popular with clients’

(Chambers and Partners 2022)

‘Christopher demonstrates remarkable composure, professionalism and an exceptional ability to connect with clients of all backgrounds…’

Legal 500 2024

‘Christopher is a very experienced, excellent employment barrister, always very well prepared and a skilled advocate. He goes the extra mile for his clients’

Legal 500 2023

‘An excellent advocate who is popular with clients’

Chambers and Partners 2022

‘Many thanks for your help and support over these past weeks. I thoroughly enjoyed working with you. As I mentioned I found you incredibly aware and astute to the dynamics of the situation, which was most impressive. Your style gave me great confidence.’

(Client, November 2022)

Chris is an employment law specialist. His employment practice ranges from routine unfair dismissal claims to discrimination claims on all the prohibited grounds.

His clients have included senior professionals and executives, local and national government, public and private limited companies, solicitors, schools, the NHS and police organisations.

Chris works across the UK but primarily in Wales, South West England, Midlands and across London. He is known for being approachable and is well regarded for his forensic analysis and ability to get to the heart of a matter quickly.

Employment

Cases

Acted for a limited company in a complex and lengthy discrimination claim brought by its former Commercial Director.
Represented a secondary school in a whistleblowing claim that had been issued by its former Head teacher.
Instructed by a multi-national fashion designer Company to defend claims for race discrimination presented by a former employee.
Represented two Claimants who asserted that they were dismissed from their HR roles because of their disabilities.
Acted for a former teacher who was dismissed because of her disability.
Instructed to represent a non-executive chairman during a lengthy and complex mediation process.

Professional Memberships

Employment Lawyers’ Association

Related News and Publications

Chris Howells discusses Data Protection and Employment law

Chris Howells hosts succesful Local Authority seminar

Get in touch

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Call: +44 (0)2920 375020 Email: clerks@civitaslaw.com Chambers Details