About

I have worked at Lewis Silkin since qualification, advising clients on both contentious and non-contentious matters. Having previously worked in HR and in an in-house legal role at a global technology company, I bring my lived experience of employee relations, people planning and business strategy into my role, to give practical advice to clients.

I predominantly advise employer organisations, ranging from small startup organisations to large multinational corporations across various sectors, with a particular focus on employers in the technology, media, health and pharmaceutical industries.

Whilst my practice areas are broad and I provide support on all day-to-day employment matters, I specialise in advising on employee transfers, international employment projects and all 'atypical' working arrangements, such as apprenticeships, agency workers, IR35 and employment status queries.

Experience

Employment litigation

  • Successfully acting for a global technology company in a complex Employment Tribunal claim involving unfair dismissal, discrimination and whistleblowing
  • Acting for a client in the Employment Appeal Tribunal on an application for anonymity orders and redactions for confidential and commercially sensitive information
  • Negotiating settlement agreements and advising clients on risk and strategy, including PR, cost and other commercial considerations
  • Drafting pleadings and managing claims from employees

Employment

  • Advising clients on TUPE and information and consultation obligations as well as drafting and negotiating commercial agreements for both outsourcing arrangements and business sales
  • Managing large-scale multi-country international projects, such as those relating to restructuring, outsourcing, gender and ethnicity pay gap reporting and working time requirements
  • Assisting clients with the hiring, ongoing engagement and termination of apprenticeships whilst navigating the different rules in each UK jurisdiction
  • Advising clients on day-to-day employment matters, such as grievances, disciplinaries, redundancies and performance management

Services

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