Rebecca Thornley-Gibson > DMH Stallard LLP > Guildford, England > Lawyer Profile
DMH Stallard LLP Offices
1ST FLOOR, WONERSH HOUSE
THE GUILDWAY, OLD PORTSMOUTH ROAD
GUILDFORD
GU3 1LR
England
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Rebecca Thornley-Gibson
Work Department
Employment
Position
Partner
Career
Rebecca’s work covers all areas of employment law including support on contract and policy frameworks, Employment Tribunal representation, developing and delivering in-house training modules, employee relations issues and senior executive termination arrangements.
She works extensively in the travel sector with tour operators, membership organisations and travel technology providers. She contributes to ABTA’s Travel Law Today bulletin and is a regular speaker at industry events.
Rebecca acts for senior executives across all business areas and regularly advises individuals in the luxury retail, media and aviation sectors.
She builds close relationships with her clients to ensure an in-depth understanding of their business ensuring employee potential is maximised and employment related risks are minimised.
Rebecca qualified as a solicitor in 1992.
Work highlights
- Acting for a Premier League football club in developing and delivering people management training programmes
- Defending a tour operator against allegations of restrictive covenant breaches by its employees
- Advising a global ship management company on TUPE disputes in respect of North Sea oil rig operations
- Defending a tour operator in respect of overseas resort staff Tribunal claims
- Advising a US insurance company on its GDPR obligations
- Managing the international employment law support needs of a global negotiation company
- Advising on the employment aspects of an intra company merger
- Advising COO of an international airline on termination arrangements and subsequently new contractual arrangements as CEO in his subsequent role
Languages
English
Memberships
- Employment Lawyers Association
- Association of Women Travel Executives
- Trustee of East Grinstead Sports Club
Lawyer Rankings
London > Transport > Travel
(Leading partners)The ‘forward-thinking team’ at DMH Stallard LLP in Brighton has strong capabilities handling the gamut of commercial and regulatory matters. It frequently advises on cases regarding booking terms and conditions, package travel terms, and villa rental arrangements. It also provides GDPR and data protection assistance. Debbie Venn is the head of the group, noted as being a ‘particular expert in travel-related GDPR issues’. The team has advised on the longer term impacts of Covid-19 regulations on travel, and it has the capacity to handle disputes. Rebecca Thornley-Gibson has expertise in employment-related matters overseas, including senior executive exit strategies, employee relations issues, and advising on contractual documentation for seconded employees, while Helen Mead harnesses a corporate and M&A specialism which she applies in travel contexts.
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Dispute resolution > Debt recovery
- Employment > Employment: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Real estate > Environment and planning
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
- Real estate > Property litigation
Firm Rankings
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Kent, Surrey and Sussex
- Real estate > Commercial property: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Employment > Immigration
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Private client > Family: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Insurance > Personal injury: claimant