Nicola Brown

Partner, employment law. Specialises in advising higher education institutions, public sector bodies and charities. Recent work includes: advising several pre-1992 universities on amendments to the model statutes dealing with disciplinary, redundancy, dismissal and grievance procedures for academic staff; advising several post-1992s on amendments to instruments and articles; advising higher education institutions on contracts for academic and non-academic staff; advising on TUPE aspects of transfer of university; advising and acting in discrimination claims brought by members of staff; successful use of mediation in dismissal of senior member of administrative staff at higher education institution; advising on removal of senior staff; regular speaker at UHR National conference; tailored in-house training for clients. · Mills & Reeve LLP

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Partner in Mills & Reeve LLP's Employment department specialising in advising higher education institutions, public sector bodies and charities on employment matters including disciplinary, redundancy, dismissal and grievance procedures, contracts, TUPE and discrimination claims. Regular speaker and provider of tailored in‑house training; qualified as a solicitor in 1987 and a partner since 1995.

Practice areas

EmploymentEducationPublic SectorCharities & Not-for-Profit

Office

England

Mills & Reeve LLP · Partner, employment law. Specialises in advising higher education institutions, public sector bodies and charities. Recent work includes: advising several pre-1992 universities on amendments to the model statutes dealing with disciplinary, redundancy, dismissal and grievance procedures for academic staff; advising several post-1992s on amendments to instruments and articles; advising higher education institutions on contracts for academic and non-academic staff; advising on TUPE aspects of transfer of university; advising and acting in discrimination claims brought by members of staff; successful use of mediation in dismissal of senior member of administrative staff at higher education institution; advising on removal of senior staff; regular speaker at UHR National conference; tailored in-house training for clients.

England

Expertise

Higher education institutionsAcademic employmentDisciplinary, redundancy, dismissal and grievance proceduresEmployment contracts (academic and non-academic staff)TUPE (university transfers)Discrimination claimsMediationRemoval of senior staffIn-house training

Education

University of Southampton (1983 LLB Hons Law)

Admissions

Solicitor (qualified 1987)