About
Partner and Head of Employment Law at Ashtons Legal in England, qualified as a solicitor in 2002 and leading the firm’s Employment Team on both non-contentious and contentious matters across the Eastern Region. Advises on restrictive covenants, discrimination and whistleblowing, directors’ service agreements and duties, confidentiality and data protection in the employment relationship, and supervises Employment Tribunal proceedings; works closely with the Corporate Team on restructuring, business transfers, outsourcing and insolvency-related people issues.
Practice areas
EmploymentEmployment LitigationData ProtectionCorporate / M&ARestructuring & Insolvency
Office
Expertise
Post-termination restrictive covenantsDiscrimination & whistleblowing claimsDirectors’ service agreements and directors’ duties (employment issues)Employment Tribunal proceedings (unfair and wrongful dismissal)Confidentiality & data protection in the employment context (including Subject Access Requests)Restructuring, business transfers and outsourcing (including insolvency-related people issues)
Education
- University of Sussex, BA (Hons.) Law (1996–1999)
- The College of Law, PGDipLP (2000)
- UEA, PGCert Employment Law (2006)
Admissions
- Solicitor (England), qualified 2002
Languages
English