Brahams Dutt Badrick French LLP

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.

Trainee Solicitor, Hammonds (now Squire Patton Boggs), 2002- 2004

Solicitor, Employment Department, Hammonds (now Squire Patton Boggs), September 2004 – August 2005

Solicitor, Employment Department, Russell Jones & Walker, August 2005 – July 2011

Partner, Employment Department, Russell Jones & Walker (became Slater & Gordon), July 2011 – April 2012

Principal Lawyer/Partner, Slater & Gordon, April 2012 – September 2016

Head of Employment, London, Slater & Gordon, September 2016 – July 2017

National Head of Employment, Slater & Gordon, July 2017 – May 2019

Partner, CC Solicitors (Ireland), June 2019 – March 2021

Partner, Brahams Dutt Badrick French LLP, April 2021 – Present

Admitted as a solicitor in England & Wales, September 2004

Admitted as a solicitor in Ireland, January 2013

Spanish (conversational)

Employment Lawyers Association, American Bar Association (Labor & Employment Section), London Irish Lawyers Association

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