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I am an Employment lawyer with over 5 years’ experience providing advice to a wide-range of clients on all aspects of the employment relationship.
My clients include NHS Trusts, local authorities, housing associations, and private organisations.
I have particular experience in defending complex Employment Tribunal claims, including claims of discrimination, whistleblowing, unfair dismissal and pay claims, supporting clients from receipt of the Notice of Claim through to multi-day Final Hearings and/or settlement.
I also regularly advise on non-contentious matters, including redundancies, grievances, disciplinaries, terminations, sickness absence management, and TUPE.
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- Successfully defended an NHS Trust at a 12-day Final Hearing for constructive unfair dismissal, race discrimination and victimisation, having narrowed the claim via successful Deposit Order applications.
- Awarded costs and wasted costs following the successful defence of a 5-day race discrimination claim.
- Supported a retail client through a redundancy process with an international element.
- Concluded an advantageous settlement for a wages claim issued by 24 claimants.
Abby's areas of expertise
- Financial Services
- Higher Education
- Housing & Regeneration
- Independent Health
- Digital Health
- Local Government
- NHS
- HR & Workforce Support
- Employment, Pensions & Immigration
- Immigration
- Sponsor Licences
- Contingent workforce and the gig economy
- Employment contracts and policies
- Employment advisory support
- Pensions
- Whistleblowing and raising concerns
- TUPE and outsourcing
- Equalities, diversity and discrimination
- Investigations
- Employment disputes and litigation
- Industrial relations and trade unions
- Workforce restructuring and agile working
- Health workforce
- Training
- Statutory Officer Discipline
- Combatting Sexual Harassment Training
- Employment Law Training Unit
- Large Scale Settlement Agreements