Katy joined Matrix in October 2021 following the successful completion of her Traineeship.
Katy joined Matrix in October 2021 following the successful completion of her traineeship. She welcomes instructions in all of Matrix’s practice areas; she practises primarily in public law and human rights, equality law, employment law, and education law.
Katy has experience in a wide range of public law and human rights matters. She spent six months of her traineeship training in public law with Chris Buttler QC and Sarah Hannett QC. She has experience across all stages of proceedings, including pre-action advice, interim relief, and appeal. Some of Katy’s public law work since becoming a member includes:
Before joining Matrix Katy worked in various public law roles, including:
Katy accepts instructions in all areas of employment law, for both Claimants and Respondents. She has a particular interest in discrimination matters. During traineeship Katy undertook a seat in employment and equality law with Claire Darwin. Katy’s employment experience includes:
Katy accepts instructions in all matters concerning equality and discrimination law. She has experience in Equality Act 2010 claims in judicial review proceedings, employment, education, and goods and services provision. Her recent experience includes:
Katy welcomes instructions across all areas of education law. Prior to traineeship, Katy was a Legal Advisor at Ofsted, where she advised Ofsted in respect of its role in several investigations in the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA), including the Residential Schools investigation. Katy also worked as a public and education law paralegal at Simpson Millar LLP. Her work covered issues such as unlawful exclusions, admissions, school transport, and SEND Tribunal work.
BA (Jurisprudence), University of Oxford (2016) – First Class
Bachelor of Civil Law, University of Oxford (2018) – Distinction
BPTC, BPP University (2020) – Outstanding
Scholarships and prizes include:
Publications:
Memberships:
Katy is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. In order to provide legal services to her clients, including advice and representation services, Katy needs to collect and hold personal data. This includes her client’s personal data and the personal data of others who feature in the matter upon which she is instructed. To read Katy’s privacy notice in full, please see here.
Katy joined Matrix in October 2021 following the successful completion of her Traineeship.
Contact Katy: katysheridan@matrixlaw.co.uk | +44 (0)20 7404 3447
Contact Katy's Practice Team (Team X): TeamX@matrixlaw.co.uk
Katy joined Matrix in October 2021 following the successful completion of her traineeship. She welcomes instructions in all of Matrix’s practice areas; she practises primarily in public law and human rights, equality law, employment law, and education law.
Katy is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. In order to provide legal services to her clients, including advice and representation services, Katy needs to collect and hold personal data. This includes her client’s personal data and the personal data of others who feature in the matter upon which she is instructed. To read Katy’s privacy notice in full, please see here.