Catherine Rayner practices in employment; discrimination and regulatory law and advises on contract and discrimination issues in sports law. She is cited as a leader in her field in Legal 500 and is ranked in chambers and partners.

She is an experienced appellate advocate, and reported cases in the EAT and Court of Appeal indicate the breadth of her experience and expertise. Reported cases from the last decade concern employment status; whistle blowing; collective agreements; equal pay; TUPE; race and disability discrimination.

She works for claimants and respondents including many large trade unions; healthcare workers; NHS trusts; high street businesses; international commercial organisations; manual workers; police officers; senior managers; bankers and a lap dancer. She has particular expertise in conducting complex litigation in multi claimant local authority equal pay litigation, and in long running discrimination and status cases.

Catherine is a regular speaker at seminars and training events, and a contributor at seminars organized by the European Rights Academy at Trier in Germany, training judges and lawyers from across Europe. She is a regular contributor on discrimination law for Legal Action Group Magazine and a regular contributor to a variety of other legal and HR Publications.