Caroline has a solid track record of providing pragmatic, commercial solutions to difficult advisory matters, including disciplinary issues involving regulated or board level employees, business restructures and challenging employee relations issues (in particular where there are allegations of discrimination or whistleblowing). She also has significant litigation expertise and regularly advises on claims in the employment tribunal and high court.
Additionally, Caroline is head of the Women’s Leadership Initiative in London and co-leader of the initiative throughout Europe, as well as being a member of the global Women’s Leadership Initiative Steering Committee, which focuses on developing and retaining women leaders at every level of the firm. She is also part of the ELA Pro Bono Committee, in which she was one of the founders of the award winning ELIPS scheme at employment tribunals across the country.
Caroline is co-head of the firm’s international practice and the firm’s French desk and is recognised in both Chambers and Partners (2025) and in the Legal 500 (2025). She is also a member of the Employment Lawyers Association and the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) and has successfully completed the CII’s Award in London Market Insurance.
“Caroline Baker is a very ‘user-friendly’ lawyer who has a deep understanding of the practical challenges within the insurance industry and the commercials underpinning certain employment decisions.”
Legal 500, 2025
“Caroline is a strong, highly competent, detailed and balanced lawyer” and “she is extremely professional, experienced and pragmatic.”
Chambers and Partners, 2024