Experience
I graduated from the University of Bristol in 2011 and undertook my training contract at Macfarlanes LLP. After qualifying at Macfarlanes LLP, I spent a year as a solicitor in its Private Client team. I joined Bates Wells in July 2015 to specialise in Employment Law.
I have gained experience advising on both contentious and non-contentious matters for both employees and employers.
- Successfully acting in the case of (a landmark case concerning the employment status of couriers)
- Successfully pursuing a £10million class action case against an international technology business reported in the Financial Times and Music Week
- Defending a charity in respect of disability discrimination claims
- Defending a commercial employer in respect of sexual harassment and victimisation claims
- Defending a commercial employer in respect of whistle-blowing claims
- Advising respondents in relation to settlement offers and terms
- Advising companies on TUPE, redundancy and employment status issues
- Advising family offices on staffing issues
- Acting for the lead claimants at the EAT against Uber, in the landmark case concerning the employment status of Uber drivers (reported in The Guardian and The Independent)
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Qualifications and career
- United World College of the Atlantic, 2007
- University of Bristol, Law LLB, 2011
- BPP Law School, Legal Practice Course, 2012
- Trainee solicitor, Macfarlanes LLP, 2012
- Solicitor, Macfarlanes LLP, 2014
- Joined Bates Wells, 2015
- Promoted to Associate, Bates Wells, 2018
Pro bono, memberships, and appointments
- Member of the Employment Lawyers Association
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