Beth Thomas

Beth Thomas

Pronouns: she/herAssociate
London, United Kingdom
+44 (0)20 7864 1209

About

I advise clients across all aspects of employment law, with a particular focus on litigation within financial services and technology businesses. I qualified in September 2022 and joined Lewis Silkin as an Associate the following year. I advise both employers and individuals and have supported the team in litigation in the High Court and in arbitrations involving employee competition issues.

My experience on secondment to a private investment company furthered my interest in financial services businesses, in particular, issues including bonuses, variable remuneration and carry, employee competition and regulatory issues.

I have a keen interest in social mobility and I am regularly involved with the firm's mentoring and schools outreach schemes, which both help young people in areas of deprivation.

I am also a member of the Employment Lawyers Association and London Solicitors Litigation Association.

Experience

Employment

  • Secondment in-house to a private investment company listed on the LSE advising on all aspects of employment law
  • Advising employers on day-to-day employee and organisational matters
  • Advising a wide range of employers on exits, including senior exits involving complex remuneration issues
  • Advising on international projects across multiple jurisdictions
  • Acting for employers on various Employment Tribunal litigation claims involving the Equality Act and discrimination issues, whistleblowing, unfair dismissal and worker status
  • Acting for organisations in gig economy worker status multiples claims in the Employment Tribunal

High Court employment litigation

  • Seeking an application for an injunction in the High Court to enforce post-termination restrictions for a financial services business
  • Acting for a hedge fund in an arbitration concerning the protection of confidential information and trade secrets

Support for senior executives

  • Acting for a senior executive in a complex financial services whistleblowing claim in the Employment Tribunal
  • Advising senior executives on exits and negotiating settlement agreements

Services

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Sectors

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