Claire Dawson

Employment

Partner, Employment Lawyer

Claire acts for senior executives, professionals, directors and LLP members in a variety of sectors including financial services, professional services, multinational organisations, healthcare and technology.

Types of work undertaken:

Advice to individuals joining new businesses on their contractual arrangements Advice on restrictive covenants and team moves Negotiation of senior exits Discrimination Whistleblowing High Court litigation including employee competition and breach of contract claims

Claire is skilled at reaching favourable negotiated outcomes where appropriate as well as fighting high value cases in the Employment Tribunal and High Court.

Claire has a particular interest in issues facing women at work including pregnancy and maternity discrimination, the gender pay gap and sexual harassment.  Claire frequently advises individuals with physical and mental health conditions in relation to disability discrimination and income protection disputes.  She is expert at assisting her clients to navigate internal grievance, disciplinary and performance processes.

Bachelor of Civil Law (International), University College Dublin, 1997

Exchange Scholar, De Paul University College of Law, Chicago, 1995-1996

LLM Law, SOAS, University of London, 2001

Legal Practice Course, College of Law, Guildford, 2002