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Lucy McLynn

Lucy is a Partner in the Employment team at Bates Wells, specialising in contentious employment work with a particular emphasis on discrimination and status issues. As a regular advocate in employment tribunals and Employment Appeal Tribunals, she has acted on behalf of both claimants and respondents. Examples of Lucy’s work include defending a religious Occupational Requirement for a faith-based organisation (Muhammed v Leprosy Mission International, EOR March 2010); and successfully creating the concept of associative discrimination to the Court of Justice of the European Union (Coleman v Attridge Law). · Bates Wells

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About

Partner in the Employment team at Bates Wells specialising in contentious employment work with a particular emphasis on discrimination and status issues. Regular advocate in employment tribunals and the Employment Appeal Tribunal, acting for both claimants and respondents; notable cases include Muhammed v Leprosy Mission International and Coleman v Attridge Law.

Practice areas

EmploymentEmployment LitigationDiscrimination

Office

England

Bates Wells · Lucy is a Partner in the Employment team at Bates Wells, specialising in contentious employment work with a particular emphasis on discrimination and status issues. As a regular advocate in employment tribunals and Employment Appeal Tribunals, she has acted on behalf of both claimants and respondents. Examples of Lucy’s work include defending a religious Occupational Requirement for a faith-based organisation (Muhammed v Leprosy Mission International, EOR March 2010); and successfully creating the concept of associative discrimination to the Court of Justice of the European Union (Coleman v Attridge Law).

England

Expertise

Discrimination & status issuesEmployment tribunal and EAT advocacyReligious occupational requirementsAssociative discrimination

Education

  • Inns of Court School of Law, Bar Vocational Course, 1997
  • City University, CPE, 1996
  • Bristol University, BA First Class Honours in English, 1994

Admissions

  • Called to the Bar (1997)
  • Admitted as a solicitor (2002)

Languages

FrenchItalian