Devolution and LGR: Progress to date and looking ahead to 2026
10/12/2025
Devolution and Local Government Reorganisation Webinar Series
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I am a specialist employment lawyer with over 25 years' experience in all aspects of contentious and non-contentious employment law. I have particularly expertise in TUPE transfers, restructuring and redundancies, complex employment litigation, discrimination/equality issues and senior staff exits. I act for clients across a wide range of sectors including major corporate employers, housing associations, education bodies and charities and am the Firm’s lead on providing employment advice to local authorities.
My general experience includes all areas of employment work and I have dealt with a number of high profile cases in Tribunals, the Employment Appeal Tribunal, the High Court and the Court of Appeal. I have specific expertise in advising on equal pay and discrimination, restructuring and redundancy programmes, negotiated exits, changing terms and conditions, and providing TUPE advice in connection with service delivery models including shared services, partnering arrangements, joint ventures and outsourcing. I also provide support to in-house legal and HR teams, acting as a sounding board on both strategic and operational HR issues.
Sarah provides excellent employment advice. She is extremely knowledgeable, and her detailed knowledge of the subject was demonstrated brilliantly.
Publications
I have had articles published in the Local Government Lawyer and Local Government Chronicle and have also contributed articles to Lexology and EM LawShare
Shining a light on wrongdoing at work
Councils must be prepared for Statutory Officer disciplinary investigations
Sarah's knowledge of this legal area is considered second to none. Her professional advice is very much appreciated.
Seminars
I have spoken at the LLG Weekend School on employment matters.
Sarah did an excellent job both in terms of legal advice and supporting me through it. She was always there for me, and her team provides a great service.
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Employment Eye – September 2025
25/09/2025
Zero hours contracts and the Employment Rights Bill
08/08/2025
With the Employment Rights Bill seeking to introduce provisions for workers on zero hours contracts, we explore the current legal...
Employment Eye – July 2025
17/07/2025
Employment Eye – May 2025
13/05/2025
Devolution: Key Considerations
13/05/2025
Devolution and Local Government Reorganisation Webinar Series
Employment Eye – March 2025
14/03/2025
Employment Eye – What to expect in 2025
17/01/2025
Employment Eye – A look back at 2024
18/12/2024
Employment Eye – October 2024
21/10/2024
All change? What the Employment Rights Bill and other reforms might mean for employers
Employment Law Update: Case law and horizon scanning for HR and...
06/12/2022
Taking a look at some of the hot employment and workforce topics of 2022 and looking forward at what 2023 has in store
Bevan Brittan team helps major merger of housing association duo to...
01/04/2022
Catalyst and Peabody complete merger
Employment Law Update: June
30/06/2021
This is the perfect opportunity to hear about updates in employment law and to get an update on the latest changes
Councils must be prepared for Statutory Officer disciplinary...
21/06/2019
The MJ - article published 20 June 2019
TUPE Regulations officially 'static'
31/07/2013
As we reported in our recent Alert, the European Court of Justice has published its long awaited decision on whether the TUPE...
Sarah demonstrates high levels of sophistication and commercial awareness when negotiating on behalf of organisations.