Russell Cooke Putney London 2

About Anthony

I provide the advice and support I would want to receive in the same position; sensible, commercial, legally sound and cost effective. Although the decision about how to proceed will always be yours, I’m not afraid to tell you what I would do in your place.

Anthony joined Russell-Cooke in 1992 and has been a partner since 1999. He speaks French and Italian.

Anthony acts for employers of all sizes, senior executives and partners, specialising in: 

  • negotiations in relation to joining and leaving packages (including to protect deferred compensation, shares or options, guaranteed/joining bonuses, carried interest, and other valuable benefits)

  • disputes involving bonuses, entitlements under incentive plans, breach of contract, restrictive covenants, duties owed, shares and team moves

  • discrimination, whistleblowing and unfair and wrongful dismissal

  • disciplinary issues, including those with regulatory and/or criminal implications

  • grievances

Anthony has extensive experience, gained over more than 30 years, and regularly writes about employment law developments. His comments and articles have appeared in national newspapers, trade journals and elsewhere.

Anthony has lectured on industrial relations and employment law at Kingston University, given talks on a wide range of employment law topics and provided tailor made training to employer clients.

I appreciated the good, balanced advice I received from Anthony Sakrouge. I found him more competent and more flexible than other solicitors I had worked with.
The Legal 500 (2025)

Experience

  • Large career loss claim for traders

  • Acted for many high profile senior executives and partners in banking and finance, politics, the law, journalism, accountancy, medicine, teaching, etc. 

  • Many cases which have been reported in the national press

  • An appeal to the Employment Appeal Tribunal in the high profile claim in which associative disability discrimination was first recognised as being actionable

  • Applying to the High Court and thereafter the Court of Appeal on behalf of a vice chancellor for an injunction to prevent a university acting in breach of its own procedures

  • Successfully striking out more than 10 separate race and religious discrimination claims brought against a regulatory body relating to the exercise of its regulatory functions

  • Advising and acting for a number of private schools

  • Handling delicate situations involving allegations of sexual misconduct sensitively (both for employees and employers)

  • Supporting employees/partners who are suffering from stress, anxiety or depression, or are neuro-divergent

Anthony brings great professionalism balanced with humility.
Chambers UK (2024)

Memberships

  • Member of the Employment Lawyers Association

  • Member of the Discrimination Lawyers Association

He was thorough, knowledgeable and regularly gave sound advice. I felt in safe hands at all times in a most difficult scenario.
Chambers UK (2023)

Awards and accreditations

Anthony's highlights

News

03.11.2023

Non-compete clauses in the UK—Corporate Live Wire

Partner Anthony Sakrouge has written an article discussing the proposed changes to non-compete clauses in employment contracts by...
Anthony Sakrouge, Partner in the Russell-Cooke Solicitors, employment law team.
Anthony Sakrouge
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News

28.10.2022

Bullying and discrimination at NHS Blood and Transplant - Personnel Today

Anthony Sakrouge, Partner in the Russell-Cooke Solicitors, employment law team.
Anthony Sakrouge
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News

21.10.2022

Is football as important as religion? - HR Magazine

Anthony Sakrouge, Partner in the Russell-Cooke Solicitors, employment law team.
Anthony Sakrouge
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