Christopher Brunt Email & Phone Number

I was called to the Bar of England and Wales by Middle Temple.I was also one of the first barristers under the new legislation for lawyers to complete the Professional Certificate of Competence in Gibraltar Law at the University of Gibraltar whereafter I was admitted to the Bar of Gibraltar. The cornerstone of my practice is litigation and dispute resolution with particular emphasis on civil litigation, advocacy, and dispute resolution across a broad range of practice areas including professional negligence, clinical negligence, personal injury, and employment.I have broad versatile practice with a special interest in commercial litigation and contractual claims generally, civil commercial fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, and dishonest assistance. I am available to advise and represent clients in court on constitutional law, and judicial review.I provide written advice on Gibraltar law and have represented clients in the Gibraltar courts at every level from the Magistrates Court through to the Supreme Court of Gibraltar, and the Court of Appeal, I have successfully represented an appellant at the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in London, the highest appellate court for Gibraltar on a point of law of public importance, against a surrender extradition order made under a European arrest warrant.I advise and represent clients in the Supreme Court of Gibraltar on matters of public law/constitutional law and for judicial review claims against Gibraltar government departments.In addition to my litigation practice, I act for businesses, on non-contentious matters, advising on and drafting commercial and employment contracts. I act for clients in the Mental Health Tribunal, Parole Hearings, Gibraltar's Nurses Midwifery Fitness to Practice hearings, including medical Fitness to Practice hearings for doctorsI advise businesses on Gibraltar employment regulatory law.I was elected member of the Bar Council of Gibraltar 2019 - 2024In addition to my busy practice, I have tutored law CILEx students part-time in the evening at the University of Gibraltar in Civil Litigation.See my blog on employment law https://www.employmentlawgibraltar.com/See my blog on personal injury law here http://personalinjurylawyergibraltar.com/

• Barrister

  Phillips Barristers & Solicitors (Gibraltar)

  Oct 2015 - Present

  Barrister and Acting Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Gibraltar. Elected member of the Gibraltar Bar Council. (Now Law Council) Dispute Resolution Lawyer. Public law and Human Rights. I provide legal advice on wide-ranging areas of law and appear in the Employment Tribunal, Magistrates' Court, Supreme Court, the Court of Appeal and the Privy Council the highest court of appeal for GibraltarSpecialist areas of practice - Civil Law Practice, Employment Law, and all areas of Criminal… Show more Barrister and Acting Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Gibraltar. Elected member of the Gibraltar Bar Council. (Now Law Council) Dispute Resolution Lawyer. Public law and Human Rights. I provide legal advice on wide-ranging areas of law and appear in the Employment Tribunal, Magistrates' Court, Supreme Court, the Court of Appeal and the Privy Council the highest court of appeal for GibraltarSpecialist areas of practice - Civil Law Practice, Employment Law, and all areas of Criminal DefenceSee my blog on Gibraltar Employment Law.I specialise in employment law and act for both employers and employees. I am regularly instructed by Unite the Union. I can provide advice on any claim, or if you are an employer, your business's exposure to a claim in all areas of Employment and Health and Safety Law. I regularly appear in the Employment Tribunal and Supreme Court of Gibraltar.I undertake both non-contentious employment work, instructions drafting advice, settlement agreements, and contracts of employment as well as litigating, drafting pleadings, and acting as an advocate in the tribunal when a dispute arises which cannot be resolved. Practice AreasIn addition to my employment practice, I advise and litigate matters of personal injury, professional negligence and contractual disputes. I represent clients in fast-track and multi-track trials as an advocate and my practice also includes constitutional law, public law, and judicial review proceedings. I also act as a criminal defence barrister in all the courts of Gibraltar.Called to the Bar of England and Wales by the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple Admitted to the Bar of Gibraltar.Administrative Law Bar Association.Criminal Bar Association.Association of Personal Injury Lawyers.Elected Law Council Board Member. (Previously, Gibraltar Bar Council) CILEx course tutor at the University of Gibraltar: Civil Litigation.Privy Council CaseSee my blog on Gibraltar Employment Law. Show less