Work Department

Commercial and Employment Solicitor.

 

Position

Sara is a highly-skilled commercial lawyer with six years’ experience working in a global role for the world’s largest publicly traded oil services company; and a further six years running her own employment law business in the UK.

Practice areas employment; supply chain; and general commercial. Key specialisms non-contentious employment law, such as  advising on service agreements, terms and conditions, policies and procedures, staff handbooks, TUPE, termination of employment (including redundancy), grievance and disciplinary procedures; contentious employment law, such as advising on Employment Tribunal claims (including discrimination, whistleblowing and TUPE) and appeals and reviewing settlement agreements; general legal support for HR and small businesses including legal health checks and training on issues such as contract formation, recruitment, managing sickness absence, conducting grievances and disciplinary processes and dismissals; drafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial contracts, including supply of goods and services, licence and standard form agreements; and commercial marine law, reviewing and drafting vessel charters and shipyard agreements.