Professional background
I work across a wide range of sectors, each with its own nuances. In any one day, I might be drafting the employment provisions of an outsourcing contract, defending a discrimination claim against a major company and its directors, advising on national minimum wage and working time compliance or managing the departure of a chief executive.
I have particular experience of acting for public institutions and regulatory bodies and an interest in ethical leadership issues such as equal treatment, modern slavery and pay inequality.
I work closely with colleagues who specialise in pensions and equity incentives, high court litigators who enforce restrictive covenants, TMT lawyers working on service contracts, corporate and commercial colleagues buying and selling businesses and privacy lawyers who advise on employee data issues.
In addition to providing media quotes and blogs, I am on the editorial board of the Employment Law Journal and have written numerous articles. I co-wrote a book on Promoting Equality and Diversity for Oxford University Press.
I have particular experience of acting for public institutions and regulatory bodies and an interest in ethical leadership issues such as equal treatment, modern slavery and pay inequality.
I work closely with colleagues who specialise in pensions and equity incentives, high court litigators who enforce restrictive covenants, TMT lawyers working on service contracts, corporate and commercial colleagues buying and selling businesses and privacy lawyers who advise on employee data issues.
In addition to providing media quotes and blogs, I am on the editorial board of the Employment Law Journal and have written numerous articles. I co-wrote a book on Promoting Equality and Diversity for Oxford University Press.
Awards & recognition
Chambers UK 2019
Richard Kenyon is described as "calm and unflappable" by one client, while another says he is "extremely technically knowledgeable." He assists with all types of employment law including recent work on hot-button issues such as gender pay gap reporting
Chambers UK 2018
Richard Kenyon is experienced at advising on a wide range of employment law matters, both contentious and non-contentious. Clients praise his pragmatic approach
Chambers UK 2015
[Richard] can translate into non-legal language and make his advice easily actionable
Authored pieces
Employment & Immigration
Insight
The advent of new Employment rights and obligations: The Employment Rights Act 2025
18.12.2025
The Employment Rights Act 2025 represents the most significant overhaul of UK employment law in a generation. Its phased implementation from 2026 through 2027 will introduce sweeping changes to employee rights, employer obligations, and workplace culture. A government roadmap published on 1 July 2025 sets out the delivery phases.
Insight
Employment law review and a look forward into 2023
04.01.2023
Employment law and related disciplines like pensions, immigration and data privacy were prominent in 2022. Work life balance; social issue clashes between identity and belief; pay and industrial action; and bullying at work, even by government Ministers, all dominated our media. And then Elon Musk invited all Twitter staff to opt-in or be resigned!
What others say…
Richard Kenyon is described as "calm and unflappable" by one client, while another says he is "extremely technically knowledgeable." He assists with all types of employment law including recent work on hot-button issues such as gender pay gap reporting
Richard Kenyon is experienced at advising on a wide range of employment law matters, both contentious and non-contentious. Clients praise his pragmatic approach
[Richard] can translate into non-legal language and make his advice easily actionable