Avocats – England

Laura Taylor

Legal Director

Shakespeare Martineau LLP

Laura Taylor

Principal Associate

Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP

Laura Tester

Laura is a Solicitor in Family Law.

Lee Bolton Monier-Williams

Laura Thompson

As a Senior Associate in the employment team at Slater and Gordon in London, Laura deals with a range of cases on behalf of trade union clients. Due to her experience, Laura is able to provide advice and expert representation in all areas of employment law, including discrimination, contractual disputes, equal pay, pension loss, redundancy, TUPE, unfair and wrongful and constructive dismissal, wages claims, group claims and whistleblowing. She also has experience of advising on internal grievance and disciplinary proceedings, alternative dispute resolution and settlement agreements. Laura was honoured to be sponsored through the College of Law by the Independent Newspaper after winning a scholarship essay prize in 2000. She also acted for the Lord Chancellor during UNISON’s challenge to employment tribunal fees in the Administrative Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court. Laura advised the Department for Education and the Northern Ireland Office as Government lawyer, and has acted in a range of employment tribunal cases for the Ministry of Justice, Home Office and the London Fire Brigade.

Slater and Gordon

Laura Walkley

Partner and Deputy Head of Private Client

TWM Solicitors LLP

Laura West

Director

Fieldfisher

Laura Wharton

Laura Wharton is a Partner in the Employment team. Laura Wharton is a notable Employment Partner at JMW Solicitors with over 15 years of experience, Laura is recognised as a leading advisor in, corporate employment transactions, sports employment law and general advisory employment law. Sports Laura’s practice encompasses multifaceted legal challenges endemic to the world of professional sports, including contractual negotiations on behalf of football players and coaches as well as negotiating settlement agreements and exit packages between clubs, athletes and executives. Laura is also adept at advising on disciplinary proceedings, handling disputes and general advisory work related to employment rights within professional sports and representing football clubs and other sporting bodies throughout Employment Tribunal litigation claims. Laura has also provided bespoke training to different sporting bodies from social media protocols to contentious disciplinary and grievance hearings. Corporate In the corporate arena, Laura is the lead contact working with the firm’s corporate team to provide strategic counsel to businesses on employment issues during the due diligence piece on mergers and acquisitions. Laura also frequently advises corporate clients on TUPE transfers, drafting and negotiating of high level senior executive contracts, and warranties and indemnities. Menopause Laura is spear-heading the Menopause awareness initiative on behalf of JMW's employment clients due to the influx of enquiries and litigation within the area. Laura has also drafted tailor-made policies and provided niche advice to individuals and businesses in relation to maternity, paternity and shared parental leave and employees returning from maternity leave. General Employment Laura’s core client roster is SME’s but she advises, football clubs, professional athletes and basketball clubs, sports agencies, multinational corporations, and golf clubs. Laura’s deep understanding of both employment law and the client’s needs enables her to deliver pragmatic solutions that protect her clients’ interests while ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements. She is distinguished by a rigorous attention to detail and an unwavering commitment to safeguarding her client’s commercial interests. Laura frequently shares her expertise through speaking engagements at prestigious industry conferences and contributing to online webcasts discussing niche employment law topics making her a sought after commentator on employment topics.

JMW Solicitors LLP

Laura Wright

Laura is a Senior Associate and supports the work of the employment team in providing meaningful legal assistance to companies and individuals. She has previous experience in both contentious and non-contentious employment matters, which includes the following: preparing for and attending an 18 day hearing concerning a complex whistleblowing and sexual orientation discrimination claim. In particular, Laura co-ordinated the respondent's response to an application for further disclosure made by the claimant three days before the final hearing; completing corporate due diligence, including reviewing employment contracts, policies and litigation and producing a detailed due diligence report which highlighted key risks for the client; producing external briefing notes for clients, covering topics including termination, grievance handling and general HR queries; and drafting and advising in relation to settlement agreements.

Shoosmiths LLP

Laura-Beth Hutton

Partner

Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP

Lauren Bhole

Lauren is a Senior Associate and joined Shoosmiths in May 2021 as an Associate within the Manchester employment team. Lauren previously worked at Pinsent Masons LLP. Lauren advises on a full spectrum of contentious and non-contentious employment law matters. Lauren works with local and national clients across a variety of sectors. Although Lauren primarily acts for employers, she also has experience of supporting individuals through settlement negotiations and tribunal litigation. Lauren's recent experience includes: defending employment tribunal proceedings, including unfair dismissal, discrimination, TUPE and unlawful deductions from wages; advising organisations on day to day employee relations matters; reviewing and drafting contracts of employment, handbooks and internal employee policies; advising organisations on managing and negotiating exits including settlement agreement proposals and terms; providing support to corporate teams advising on the employment law aspects of acquisitions and investments; and supporting organisations with any employment law training needs.

Shoosmiths LLP

Lauren Carmichael

Lauren Carmichael is a Partner at Expatriate Law with a distinctive specialism in matters involving England, South Africa and the UAE, having lived and practised in London, Johannesburg and Dubai. She advises HNW clients on multi-jurisdictional prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, jurisdiction strategy and forum disputes, complex financial remedy proceedings, Schedule 1 and Part III applications, and international children matters including relocation and abduction.

Expatriate Law

Lauren Conroy

Lauren is a principal associate banking and finance solicitor, undertaking a wide range of debt finance work, including real estate finance and acquisition finance, acting for borrowers, banks and financial institutions. Having studied law at the University of Leicester, Lauren joined Shoosmiths in 2012 as a legal assistant in the Wealth Protection team. Lauren completed the LPC with distinction in 2013 at the University of Law, Birmingham. Lauren qualified in September 2016 having completed her training contract with Shoosmiths, during which time she undertook a secondment to the Commercial and Private Banking Legal team at The Royal Bank of Scotland plc.

Shoosmiths LLP

Lauren Dale

Associate Solicitor

Hudgell Solicitors

Lauren Davies

Partner

Vinson & Elkins RLLP

Lauren Evans

A Partner in the family team with experience of all types of private family work relating to both children and finances. Lauren is also a mediator and helps clients to work through the practical and legal issues arising from family relationship breakdown.

Kingsley Napley LLP

Lauren Haas

Associate solicitor

Irwin Mitchell

Lauren Halliday

Bevan Brittan LLP

Lauren Heathcote

Senior Associate Solicitor

Family Law Partners

Lauren Hurney

Partner

Irwin Mitchell

Lauren Johnson

Associate

Birketts LLP

Lauren Larkin

Senior Associate.

Paul Robinson Solicitors LLP

Lauren McKie

Leasehold Executive

Anthony Gold Solicitors LLP

Lauren Midgeley

Lauren is a Principal Associate in the Commercial team at Shoosmiths. Lauren has experience working on a range of technology and commercial contract matters, both in the private sector and in the public sector. Lauren has excellent transaction and organisation skills as well as the technical ability to understand and report on the more complex aspects of commercial agreements, such as payment mechanisms and compensation on termination provisions. Lauren also has a specialism in information and privacy law and has advised a number of clients on compliance with the GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018. Lauren regularly reviews commercial contracts from a data protection perspective and advises on privacy policies and compliance, as well as advising on other information law matters such as freedom of information. Recent experience includes: advising a leading global mobile telecommunications company in relation to a major technology transition programme; assisting with reviewing and agreeing a broad range of commercial and technology contracts as part of a wider corporate transition project; advising an investment company on the acquisition of a large portfolio of rooftop solar PV systems located In Northern Ireland, including assisting with project due diligence, drafting the operation and maintenance contract, and dealing with the assignment of various agreements; advising a mortgage software provider on a range of commercial and data protection matters concerning its proprietary mortgage application solutions, including drafting its standard terms of use, negotiating customer contracts, and advising on its website privacy and cookie policy; assisting the team with a project refinancing of an onshore wind farm in Scotland for a large finance house, including undertaking due diligence on the main project documentation and reporting to the client; providing data protection support to a large aviation services company across its UK and Ireland businesses, including advising on approach to contract negotiations and negotiating a complex data sharing and processing agreement in relation to occupational health services; secondment with the in-house legal team at a large supermarket chain, which included a broad range of commercial contracts in relation to apprenticeship training, pharmacy services, and staff benefit plans; advising a leading UK automotive services and breakdown company on a number of commercial and technology contracts, including a software licence agreement for vehicle recovery management software and a framework IT services agreement for a rostering resource system; advising a large UK retailer on a framework agreement relating to systems integration and other IT services; advising a large provider of home care services on a transitional services agreement as part of a business and assets sale; advising a careers and training provider in relation to the hosting and distribution of training content on an online platform operated by an Indian multinational company; advising a licensed energy supplier on a bespoke incubator energy supply agreement, under which new entrants into the energy supply market can set up and develop their businesses under the client’s supply licence; and advising a broadband and internet

Shoosmiths LLP

Lauren Midgley

Lauren is a Principal Associate in the Commercial team at Shoosmiths. Lauren has experience working on a range of technology and commercial contract matters, both in the private sector and in the public sector. Lauren has excellent transaction and organisation skills as well as the technical ability to understand and report on the more complex aspects of commercial agreements, such as payment mechanisms and compensation on termination provisions. Lauren also has a specialism in information and privacy law and has advised a number of clients on compliance with the GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018. Lauren regularly reviews commercial contracts from a data protection perspective and advises on privacy policies and compliance, as well as advising on other information law matters such as freedom of information. Recent experience includes: advising a leading global mobile telecommunications company in relation to a major technology transition programme; assisting with reviewing and agreeing a broad range of commercial and technology contracts as part of a wider corporate transition project; advising an investment company on the acquisition of a large portfolio of rooftop solar PV systems located In Northern Ireland, including assisting with project due diligence, drafting the operation and maintenance contract, and dealing with the assignment of various agreements; advising a mortgage software provider on a range of commercial and data protection matters concerning its proprietary mortgage application solutions, including drafting its standard terms of use, negotiating customer contracts, and advising on its website privacy and cookie policy; assisting the team with a project refinancing of an onshore wind farm in Scotland for a large finance house, including undertaking due diligence on the main project documentation and reporting to the client; providing data protection support to a large aviation services company across its UK and Ireland businesses, including advising on approach to contract negotiations and negotiating a complex data sharing and processing agreement in relation to occupational health services; secondment with the in-house legal team at a large supermarket chain, which included a broad range of commercial contracts in relation to apprenticeship training, pharmacy services, and staff benefit plans; advising a leading UK automotive services and breakdown company on a number of commercial and technology contracts, including a software licence agreement for vehicle recovery management software and a framework IT services agreement for a rostering resource system; advising a large UK retailer on a framework agreement relating to systems integration and other IT services; advising a large provider of home care services on a transitional services agreement as part of a business and assets sale; advising a careers and training provider in relation to the hosting and distribution of training content on an online platform operated by an Indian multinational company; advising a licensed energy supplier on a bespoke incubator energy supply agreement, under which new entrants into the energy supply market can set up and develop their businesses under the client’s supply licence; and advising a broadband and internet

Shoosmiths LLP