Julie Morris

Partner

England & Wales

020 3319 3700

julie.morris@keystonelaw.co.uk

“As a result of Julie’s help and advice I was able to resolve a very complicated and long-running situation with my employer and achieved an outcome that was far better than I could have hoped for. I had approached other lawyers who had also been recommended to me at the time but they hadn’t been able to see the sensitivities in the case as well as Julie had, which was essential in resolving the situation.”

- Managing Director, Investment Bank

“Any employee facing difficulties at work and considering raising a discrimination or whistleblowing complaint will face legal, organisational, financial and emotional hurdles. It is not an easy journey, but having Julie as my counsel and companion on the road really made the difference. Julie understood my objectives, which were ethical and personal, and helped me to best use the levers in my organisation’s procedures and employment laws to achieve an outcome I was happy with. I would encourage anyone considering going down the road of challenging an unsatisfactory status quo in their organisation to get in touch with Julie to understand their employment rights and options on strategy. Julie’s skills and experience will help you make the right choices for you.”

- Solicitor, Financial Services

“During what have been some of the most stressful and difficult few months of my life, you have made a horrible situation so much more bearable. Knowing I had you in my corner, to explain, hand hold and fight where necessary, took such a weight off. I also greatly appreciate how honest you always were with me, I absolutely trusted you to tell me when it was time to walk away, and now I can move forward with no regrets, knowing I pushed to exactly the right level for me both personally and professionally. Thank you for all of your help and support, and for putting up with my usually rather frantic emails.”

- Journalist

“Julie Morris has been absolutely amazing, she is very knowledgeable but what makes her stand out is her empathy and manner in which she conducts herself.”

- Client with a sexual harassment and discrimination claim

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Julie is an experienced employment solicitor recognised in particular for her work advising clients with whistleblowing and discrimination complaints (most notably sex, maternity and equal pay). She is also very well regarded for advising senior executives on all types of employment-related issues, including contractual issues on joining and leaving organisations, particularly those in the financial services and professional services sectors.

Julie is also an experienced investigator, commissioned by employers to hear and determine grievances and disciplinary issues.

Expertise

Employment

Julie advises on complex employment disputes, including discrimination, whistleblowing, and high-profile team-move cases, representing claimants and defendants in all sectors. Her publicly reported cases include:

Experience

Acted for Hanan and Samira Fariad in their extensively reported claims for sex, race, and religious discrimination against inter dealer broker Tradition Securities and Futures SA.
Successfully acted for one of the four defendants in Lonmar Global Risks Limited v West and Others, a major insurance industry team move case.
Acted for the claimant in a high-profile whistleblowing claim against the NHS (Chowdhury v Ealing Hospital NHS Trust) where the claimant was awarded a rare interim relief order securing her full pay, despite her dismissal, until trial.
Successfully advised Tilern de Bique, a single parent from St Vincent serving in the British Army, in a ground-breaking sex and race discrimination appeal against the Ministry of Defence.

Please note: The experience list above may include examples of work completed prior to joining Keystone Law.

Recognition

External endorsements

Recognised by Chambers UK for Employment: Senior Executives 2007–2026

Recognised by The Legal 500 for Employment: Senior Executives 2025-2026

Recognised by Best Lawyers UK from for Employment Law 2009–2025

Recommended in Lexology Index Thought Leaders for Labour, Employment and Benefits 2010–2024

Memberships

Member of the Lawyers International Network for Employees and Executives (LINEE)

“She handled a sensitive and emotive matter with respect, competency and compassion.”

Chambers UK 2025

“Julie is an excellent and experienced employment lawyer.”

Chambers UK 2025

“She has a steely determination and excellent attention to detail.”

Chambers UK 2024

“Julie offers a highly responsive and attentive service. She demonstrated highly commercial and strategic skills and expertise, alongside strong emotional intelligence.”

Chambers UK 2024

“Julie is a really excellent solicitor. She is robust, client-friendly, highly strategic and able to get a good result for the client.”

Chambers UK 2023

“Julie Morris has been absolutely amazing in the support she has provided me with my sexual harassment, victimisation and discrimination claim. Given the nature of my claim the impacts this has on my everyday life is substantial, I do believe I would not have been able to carry on without her. Julie is very knowledgeable on the area of law but what makes her stand out is her empathy and manner in which she conducts herself.”

The Legal 500 2023

“She is very efficient, very intelligent and, as well as being good on the law, she is very good at strategy and finding a way to get to clients' objectives. She is also emotionally intelligent to what clients are going through.”

Chambers UK 2022

“Julie always provides pragmatic and effective guidance and advice and clearly explains complex legal issues.”

Chambers UK 2022

“I have always found Julie Morris knowledgeable, professional and supportive. Julie ensured she developed an understanding of our context and needs and has always provided pragmatic and effective guidance and advice. It is clear Julie values integrity, is ethical, focused on doing what is right and a real asset to the legal profession.”

The Legal 500 2022

“An impressive operator and has a huge amount of knowledge and experience.”

Chambers UK

“Brilliant.”

Chambers UK

“Charm conceals great intellect and a stubborn insistence on standing up for her clients’ rights.”

Chambers UK

“A great nose for where litigation is going, and a great skill for understanding what a client wants and needs.”

Chambers UK

“Impressive and insightful and extremely dedicated and supportive.”

Chambers UK

“One of the absolute best solicitors working in employment.”

Chambers UK

“Fantastic claimant-focused solicitor who is tactical and sensitive, and able to get good results.”

Chambers UK

“Retains a laudable degree of common sense when conducting negotiations.”

Chambers UK

“Knows which buttons to press.”

Chambers UK

“Supportive, reliable and seeks to understand her clients’ concerns. ”

Chambers UK

“Instinctive grasp of complex issues as one of her most perceptible strengths.”

Chambers UK

Career

Julie qualified as a solicitor in 1999. Prior to joining Keystone Law in 2020, she worked at the following firms:

Slater and Gordon
Ashurst

Thomson Reuters names eight Keystone Law partners in its Stand-out Lawyers Guide 2026

Julie Morris

Expertise

Employment

Recognition

External endorsements

Memberships

Career