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Bates Wells Offices
10 QUEEN STREET PLACE
LONDON
EC4R 1BE
England
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Rachel Mathieson
Work Department
Employment
Position
Rachel is a Partner specialising in employment law. She advises household name corporates and charities on complex discrimination and whistleblowing matters, worker status issues, handling breach of restrictive covenants including enforcement action and managing boardroom disputes. She also advises senior executives in the financial sector on new contracts including bonus provisions as well as negotiating favourable exit packages.
Career
- Trainee Solicitor, Druces LLP, 2012
- Solicitor, Druces LLP, 2014
- Joined Bates Wells, 2016
- Associate, Bates Wells, 2018
- Senior Associate, Bates Wells, 2020
- Rising Star of the Year 2021, British Legal Awards
- Shortlisted for ‘Solicitor of the Year 2021’, Law Society Awards
- Shortlisted for ‘Legal Personality of the Year’, LexisNexis awards 2021
- Promoted to Partner, Bates Wells, 2023
Memberships
- Member of the Employment Lawyers Association
Education
- University of Manchester, Law (LLB), 2011
- The College of Law, Legal Practise Course, 2012
Lawyer Rankings
London > Employment > Senior executives
(Next Generation Partners)The team at Bates Wells is best known for dealing with exit negotiation, whistleblowing and harassment claims. Team head Lucy McLynn handles breaches of restrictive covenants, while Paul Jennings specialises in class actions and is leading an ongoing test case regarding the rights of multi-app workers. The firm also deals with term negotiation for non-contentious retail matters. Senior associate Hannah Wright handles sex discrimination litigation, while recently-promoted partner Rachel Mathieson is active on regulatory compliance matters. Another key team member is William Garnett.
London > Employment > Employers
Bates Wells is noted for its specialist expertise in advising NGOs, as well as institutional clients in the medical and sciences spaces such as the Royal College of Nursing. Further clients in a broad range include the Kuwait Investment Office, which the firm assisted with litigation pertaining to the interplay of employment law and diplomatic immunity. Practice head Lucy McLynn is a highly experienced litigator with particular expertise in employment status matters and discrimination claims. Rachel Mathieson, promoted to partner in April 2023, is also central to the team, as is Paul Jennings.
Lawyer Rankings
- Next Generation Partners London > Employment > Senior executives
- Senior executives London > Employment
- Employers London > Employment
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Public sector > Electoral
- Employment > Immigration
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
Firm Rankings
- Public sector > Administrative and public law
- Public sector > Education: schools
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Theatre, publishing and other media
- Public sector > Education: institutions
- Public sector > Local government
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Advertising & marketing
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > PATMA: Trade mark attorneys
- Dispute resolution > Professional discipline
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- Employment > Senior executives
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Industry focus > TMT
- Employment > Employers
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Real estate > Property finance