Direct Access Barrister

Ryan Anderson

Ryan Anderson specialises in employment and housing law, as well as practicing property and general civil law. Ryan is highly experienced in acting for both claimants and defendants/respondents.

Employment law: Ryan is ranked in Chambers & Partners for his employment law expertise. He regularly acts in multi-day trials for claimants and respondents, and was a specialist Employment Tribunal advocate before joining chambers.

Housing: Ryan is in court multiple times weekly for and against local authorities, private landlords, tenants and other individuals. His employment law expertise gives him an edge when dealing with discrimination in housing/civil law.

Ryan has previously worked as a High Court Judicial Assistant, as well as marshalling for judges in the Employment Appeal Tribunal and Court of Appeal.

Chambers & Partners 2026:
"Ryan provides clear advice to the clients with confidence, and his advocacy in the tribunal was excellent."
"Ryan provides exceptional client care."

Work Rights Centre:
"For anyone looking for a barrister who combines in-depth legal strategy and advice with superb presence and skill in Tribunal, you would be very hard pressed to find someone better."

Area of Law

Employment and Pensions

Ryan is instructed by both claimants and respondents/businesses and has a busy Employment Tribunal practice including regular multi-day trials. His employment law expertise includes:

- Unfair/constructive and wrongful dismissal (including redundancy)
- Discrimination / Equality Act 2010
- TUPE
- Whistleblowing
- Health and safety matters
- Wages claims
- Working time
- Employment/worker status
- Contractual matters including restrictive covenants
- Procedural and jurisdictional issues such as strike out, amendments, limitation, specific disclosure, costs, reconsideration and restricted reporting orders
- Enforcement

Work Rights Centre (instructing Ryan on behalf of Claimant):
"Watching Ryan in the [Employment] Tribunal was a pleasure. His cross examination was surgical and systematic. His ability to remain unfailingly respectful and polite while applying relentless pressure during cross-examination was a testament to his skill as a top rate advocate. His detailed submissions, especially regarding hearsay evidence, were clear and highly persuasive.
"For anyone looking for a barrister who combines in depth legal strategy and advice with superb presence and skill in Tribunal, you would be very hard pressed to find someone better."

See The Guardian coverage of above WRC case: Indian man awarded almost £30,000 after UK employer failed to provide work https://www.theguardian.com/law/2026/may/31/indian-citizen-post-brexit-visa-scheme-employment-tribunal-uk

Housing and Social Welfare

Ryan's housing and property experience includes advice and representation on:

- TOLATA claims
- Possession
- Disrepair
- Forfeiture
- Local Authority housing duties
- Equality Act claims
- Tenancy agreements and licences
- Injunctions (including committals)
- Applications relating to matters such as charging orders, orders for sale, vesting orders for freehold purchases or lease extensions, and lease renewals
- Appeals
- First-tier Tribunal proceedings
- Criminal courts proceedings relating to housing and property matters such as closure orders, anti-social behaviour, environmental protection, and applications under the Building Act 1984.

Property

What sort of work do I do?

Ryan regularly advises, drafts and acts in matters across the spectrum of employment and housing law, his two areas of specialism, as well as doing property and general civil work.

See areas of law drop-down menu for further area-specific details.

Who do I work for?

Employment law: companies, individuals, professionals, directors.

Housing: tenants, licensees, private landlords and property owners, social housing landlords and local authorities.

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