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Marian Bloodworth
Deloitte Legal, Deloitte UK
Chair
Marian is an Employment partner at Deloitte Legal, Deloitte UK, and is Chair of ELA. She has significant expertise in helping clients in the financial and professional services sector manage their legal risk.More...Chair [at] elaweb.org.uk
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Paul McFarlane
Capsticks
Deputy Chair
Paul is a Partner at Capsticks who he joined in 2019. Prior to that he was a Partner for a decade at Weightmans and before that he was an in-house solicitor at London Transport and then Royal Mail. Paul has 25 years' post qualification experience advising on both contentious and non-contentious employment issues.More...DeputyChair [at] elaweb.org.uk
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Daniel Pollard
GQ Littler
Treasurer
Daniel works at GQ Littler in London. Daniel originally trained at Clifford Chance but most of his career has been spent working for US firms - first WilmerHale and then Gibson Dunn & Crutcher. After a stint with Macfarlanes, he joined boutique firm GQ in 2015 and following their merger with Littler Mendelson PC now finds himself at a global employment law boutique.More...Treasurer [at] elaweb.org.uk
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Judith Harris
DLA Piper
Secretary
Jude is the International Practice Development Lawyer for the Global Employment Group at DLA Piper. Jude qualified as an employment lawyer in 1998 at Denton Hall (as it was then) and worked at Baker McKenzie and Addleshaw Goddard before joining DLA Piper in 2013.More...CoSec [at] elaweb.org.uk
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Kathleen Healy
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Chair, International Committee
Kathleen's practice is focussed on assisting multi-national clients with complex employment law matters. In particular she has detailed experience of helping clients navigate the employment and industrial relations issues arising on acquisitions, disposals and restructurings.More...InternationalChair [at] elaweb.org.uk
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Caspar Glyn QC
Cloisters
Chair, Legislative & Policy Committee
Caspar advises on contentious disputes and is a trial and appellate lawyer. His practice covers the whole width of the employment relationship, contractual (including injunctive relief) and regulatory sports' disputes and other linked contractual and commercial claims including civil fraud and fiduciary duties.More...LandPChair [at] elaweb.org.uk
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Marc Jones
Marjon Law
Editor, ELA Briefing
Marc acts for individuals and organisations. This has included both employment and commercial related disputes in the employment tribunal, county court and High Court, which has ranged from, amongst other things, TUPE and boardroom disputes to restrictive covenants and non-employment discrimination.More...ELABriefingEditor [at] elaweb.org.uk
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Ken Morrison
National Education Union
In-house Representative
Ken is currently General Counsel at St. George’s University of London. He was first admitted as an Attorney and Notary in South Africa (2002), England & Wales (2004), and Ireland (2010) and has worked in law for 21 yearsMore...InHouseChair [at] elaweb.org.uk
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Sophie Lockwood
Charles Russell Speechlys LLP
Junior Lawyer Representative
Sophie is an Associate Solicitor in the Employment, Pensions & Immigration team at Charles Russell Speechlys LLP. She trained at a regional firm and qualified into its Employment team in 2016, before joining Charles Russell Speechlys in 2018.More...JuniorRep [at] elaweb.org.uk
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Jennifer McGrandle
Dechert
Chair, Pro Bono Committee
Jenny is a senior associate at Dechert LLP and has been practising as an employment lawyer for twenty years. Having started her career as a barrister, she particularly enjoys contentious work. She specialises in all areas of employment law but has a particular interest in discrimination law and data protection.More...ProBonoChair [at] elaweb.org.uk
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David Regan
Squire Patton Boggs (UK) LLP
Chair, Training Committee
David is a Director in the global Labour & Employment team at Squire Patton Boggs, where he has worked since 2012, having previously practiced in a regional firm. His practice spans the range of contentious and non-contentious employment law issues, from TUPE to High Court litigation and corporate support.More...TrainingChair [at] elaweb.org.uk
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Julie Duane
St Philips Chambers
Regional Representative, Midlands
Julie specialises in employment law and works across the full spectrum of employment issues for both Claimants and Respondents. She acts for leading national firms, private individuals, high-profile / senior parties and a wide range of both boutique and regional firms. Julie's significant experience in complex discrimination, TUPE, whistleblowing and unfair dismissal cases marks her out as a true employment 'all-rounder'.More...MidlandRegionalRep [at] elaweb.org.uk
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Michael Duggan QC
Regional Representative, Upper South East
Michael specialises in employment law, restraint of trade and business protection, commercial and regulatory law. He regularly appears in the tribunals and EAT as well as County and High Court, including Court of Appeal, and has been involved in many reported cases.More...UpperSERegionalRep [at] elaweb.org.uk
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Debbie Grennan
Guildhall Chambers
Regional Representative, South West
Debbie has a balance of claimant and respondent work which covers all aspects of employment and discrimination law, as well as business protection and trade union law. She appears in the Court of Appeal, the Employment Appeal Tribunal, the High Court and County Courts, as well as the Employment Tribunal and SEND Tribunal.More...SWRegionalRep [at] elaweb.org.uk
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Sarah Hayes
Paris Smith LLP
Regional Representative, Lower South East
Sarah is a Solicitor at Paris Smith LLP. Sarah trained with the firm and qualified into the Employment Department in 2018. Sarah enjoys advising on both contentious and non-contentious aspects of employment law. She works closely with employers and employees across a wide range of business sectors to support them with any issues that arise during the course of the employment relationship.More...LowerSERegionalRep [at] elaweb.org.uk
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Fiona Herrell
Brodies
Regional Representative, Scotland
Fiona provides commercial, strategic and pragmatic advice on all aspects of employment law. Her general advisory practice includes assisting employers with complex disciplinary and grievance matters, redundancies and reorganisations, covenant enforceability, contractual variations and executive on-boarding/terminations.More...ScotlandRegionalRep [at] elaweb.org.uk
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Lindsey Knowles
Brabners
Regional Representative, North West
Lindsey is an experienced employment lawyer who acts for a range of clients including employers of all sizes as well as employees. Lindsey is a Senior Associate based in the Liverpool office of Brabners Employment and Pensions Team.More...NWRegionalRep [at] elaweb.org.uk
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Leonora Morgan
DAC Beachcroft LLP
Regional Representative, North East
Leonora is an Associate at DAC Beachcroft LLP. Having training with an International firm in the City of London, Leonora returned to the North East of England to join the Employment, Pensions and Immigration Group at DAC Beachcroft LLP where she has enjoyed working since 2018, advising clients on a broad range of employment issues, both contentious and non-contentious.More...NERegionalRep [at] elaweb.org.uk
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Marie Walsh
Consilia Legal
Regional Representative, Yorkshire & Humberside
Marie Walsh is an experienced employment lawyer who has acted on behalf of a wide range of clients throughout her 19 years qualification. She is well known and respected amongst her peers and clients for her straightforward no nonsense approach to the issues and her common sense attitude when it comes to the parties best interests and costs.More...YorksRegionalRep [at] elaweb.org.uk
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Jonathan Walters
Civitas Law
Regional Representative, Wales
Jonathan is an established employment practitioner. He regularly conducts complex and heavyweight multi-day employment tribunal hearings. He has considerable experience of representing clients in the public and private sector in employment tribunals, the EAT and the Court of Appeal. He has undertaken numerous grievance, whistleblowing and disciplinary investigations on behalf of employers.More...WalesRegionalRep [at] elaweb.org.uk
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Shirley Blair
A&L Goodbody
Regional Representative, Northern Ireland
Shirley is a senior employment Associate at A&L Goodbody in Belfast. She trained at Wragge & Co (Gowling WLG) and spent 13 happy years in the Birmingham office there before returning home to Northern Ireland. She has enjoyed working at A&L Goodbody since 2011.More...NIRegionalRep [at] elaweb.org.uk
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Emma Clark
Keystone Law
Member at Large
Emma is an employment and partnership lawyer and has been practising for over 18 years. She acts for both organisations and senior individuals across a diverse range of sectors and jurisdictions. Emma has been a consultant solicitor at Keystone Law since 2018 and prior to that she was a partner at Abbiss Cadres, a senior associate at Fox & Partners and a senior associate at Allen & Overy.More...Memberatlarge [at] elaweb.org.uk
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Beth Hale
CM Murray LLP
Member at Large
Beth Hale is a Partner specialising in Employment and Partnership law and also acts as General Counsel for the firm. Beth is extremely well-regarded and has a particular strength in explaining and simplifying complex legal concepts.More...Memberatlarge [at] elaweb.org.uk
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Ben Jones
Old Square Chambers
Junior Member at Large
Ben is a specialist employment barrister who routinely advises on and appears before the Tribunals and Civil Courts in matters across the spectrum of individual, collective, and commercial employment issues. In his contentious work he regularly appears in multi-week cases and has a developing appellate practice.More...Memberatlarge [at] elaweb.org.uk
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Claire McCann
Cloisters
Member at Large
Claire McCann specialises in employment, equality and public law as well as regulatory and human rights law, in both an advisory capacity and as a trial and appellate advocate. She also represents parties in internal disciplinary proceedings and conducts investigations.More...Memberatlarge [at] elaweb.org.uk
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Jessica Shemmings
The SR Group
Member at Large
Jessica qualified as an employment solicitor in 2004 in Bond Pearce's (now Womble Bond Dickinson) Southampton office. She made the move to London in 2005 and joined Speechly Bircham's (now Charles Russell Speechlys) employment team. Jessica moved in-house to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) in 2015 to advise on international employment matters.More...Memberatlarge [at] elaweb.org.uk
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Paul Singh
Minster Law
Law Society Council Seat
Paul is currently Head of Employment Law at Minster Law, dealing with Legal Expenses Insurance-funded employment law claims. He heads a team of lawyers representing Claimants in a wide range of employment law mattersMore...Lawsocietyrep [at] elaweb.org.uk