Sheryn Omeri KC to speak at The Next Web tech conference in Amsterdam

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On 15 June 2023, Cloisters’ Sheryn Omeri KC will speak, and be interviewed by Financial Times journalists, at The Next Web international tech conference in Amsterdam, on Employment Rights and Protections in Tech. The conference will be opened by the longest-serving Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Mark Rutte and will welcome 10,000 delegates, specialising in different aspects of tech-based business.

The programme may be viewed here:
https://thenextweb.com/conference/schedule

The list of speakers may be viewed here:
TNW Conference 2023 - Speakers (thenextweb.com)

Sheryn was appointed King’s Counsel this year, at 13 years’ call. She was the most junior to be appointed. Sheryn acts for the lead Claimant Uber drivers in the seminal employment status case of Uber BV v Aslam & Farrar. She also represents the Applicant Uber drivers in similar employment status proceedings pending in the Federal Court of Australia, Weddall & Ors v Rasier Pacific Pty Ltd & Anor. She is the only barrister in the world to be instructed on employment status proceedings against a large, multi-national gig economy employer across different jurisdictions.