Barry Clarke, Consultant
- Area of expertise: Employment
- Office: Cardiff
- Email:b.j.clarke@rjw.co.uk
- Telephone:029 2026 2867
Barry is a consultant to the employment department at Russell Jones & Walker, having been a partner in the firm for several years and head of the employment department in Cardiff. He still provides advice to clients and has responsibility for internal and external training.
The current edition of the Legal 500 (2007/2008) recognises the Cardiff department as “the leading claimant employment law practice in Wales”. The current edition of the Chambers legal directory identifies Barry as the leading claimant employment lawyer in Wales and “second to none … no one comes near Russell Jones & Walker for claimant work”.
Barry undertakes this work as part of a portfolio of work in the employment and equality field. He is the current national chairman of the Employment Lawyers Association. He holds two part-time judicial appointments (as an Employment Judge and Immigration Judge) and is an ACAS arbitrator. He trains regularly on management skills, diversity and cross-cultural working. He also lectures occasionally at Cardiff University and is a trustee of Cardiff Law Centre. He is a member of the statutory Wales committee for the Commission for Equality and Human Rights. His publications include “Challenging Racism” (Lawrence & Wishart, London, 2002) and he is on the editorial board of PLC Employment Law.
Barry read history at the University of Manchester (BA first class) and legal and political theory at the London School of Economics (MSc distinction). He is married with three children, and is passionate about music (almost all types).
Barry is recommended in the 2008 Edition of Chambers and Partners:
"There was market consensus about the deserved “fantastic” reputation of Barry Clarke, who is recognised for a “great manner with clients and superb knowledge .” He “explains complex legal issues in lay terms” to senior executives, high net worth individuals and leading figures in the sports field. He represented two female police officers in the first ever equal pay case in the police service, and in May 2006, he was elected to the national chairmanship of the Employment Lawyers Association (ELA)."
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