About
Ellie trained at Burges Salmon, qualifying into the Employment team in September 2020. She advises both employers and employees on a range of contentious and non-contentious employment and HR matters.
She has experience in resolving disputes and defending claims in the Employment Tribunal, including claims for unfair dismissal, discrimination, whistle blowing and wages claims. She also advises on various stages of the employment lifecycle, from drafting employment contracts and service agreements, reviewing and advising on HR policies and procedures, and advising in relation to termination of employment including redundancies. In addition, Ellie advises on data protection matters, including responding to data subject access requests.
Ellie has experience of advising on the employment aspects of commercial transactions, including carrying out due diligence and drafting key transaction and ancillary documents. She is a member of the Employment Lawyers Association.
Experience
- Major national retailer: Acting for a major national retailer in Employment Tribunal litigation including defending claims for unfair dismissal and discrimination.
- Various clients: Providing day-to-day employment advice in relation to employee relations issues, disciplinary matters and dismissals, and drafting documentation for negotiated departures of senior management.
- Data subject access requests: Advising and supporting an executive non-departmental public body in responding to data subject access requests.
- Various clients: Drafting a range of employment and HR-related contractual and policy documentation.
- Corporate transactions: Regularly advising clients across a variety of sectors on the employment law aspects of corporate transactions.
Credentials
- Admitted as a solicitor: England & Wales (2020)
Areas of expertise
- Data protection, pay and compliance
- Employment
- Employment advisory
- Employment disputes and tribunal litigation
- Equality, diversity and inclusion
- Equality, diversity and discrimination
- Outsourcing, M&A and TUPE
- Restructuring, redundancy, and workplace change
- Trade unions and worker voice
- Workplace investigations & whistleblowing