Rebekah Lee

Rebekah joined Chambers in October 2024 and is developing a broad practice in all areas of Chambers’ expertise. She has appeared in the High Court (both led and unled), the Coroner’s Court, County Court and Employment Tribunal.

Most recently, Rebekah was instructed by the Claimants as a junior to Jeremy Hyam KC in a 12-day High Court trial. The Claimants argued that the gambling company owed a duty of care to the deceased, who, in the Claimants’ submission, had tragically taken his own life, due to a deterioration in his mental health stemming from his gambling. The Claimants await judgment.

Rebekah has undertaken several secondments to broaden her experience of different practice areas. These include:

• A three-month secondment with a leading law firm within their Employment Team. During this time, Rebekah regularly appeared in the Employment Tribunal in a wide range of employment matters including discrimination, unfair dismissal and protected disclosure. This built upon her pro bono representation through Advocate and FRU where she has represented claimants in cases, including Unfair Dismissal, Employee Status and Unlawful Deduction from Wages.
• A four-month secondment with a law firm specialising in claimant judicial review and equality law matters. Rebekah drafted multiple pleadings in high-profile cases, typically involving Article 10 arguments.
• Currently undertaking a part-time placement with HMRC. Rebekah has undertaken drafting in a wide range of indirect and direct tax matters.

Rebekah was ranked first in her year at university. Prior to starting pupillage, she spent three months in South Africa, working with a leading human rights organisation assisting with constitutional matters and indigenous land rights. Before coming to the Bar, she worked as a paralegal in a human rights charity, having previously managed a team offering housing, immigration and benefits advice to clients in the North Kensington area; many affected by the Grenfell tragedy. In that role, Rebekah also provided immigration advice as a qualified Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner Level 1 Immigration Advisor.