Doyle Clayton fields a ‘top quality team across the board,’ with particular strengths in sex discrimination in the public sector. The firm also acts in harassment, maternity and pregnancy discrimination cases, in combination with claims for unlawful conspiracy. Peter De Maria spearheads the practice and is known for his work on new service and settlement agreements. With expertise in both contentious and non-contentious exits, Dan Begbie-Clench regularly negotiates severances packages and employment terms. Other key names in the team are Peter Daly, who specialises in public sector discrimination and unfair dismissal claims.
Testimonials
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‘Peter De Maria is one of the most knowledgeable, pragmatic and user-friendly solicitors advising in this practice area.'
‘Peter Daly is a truly outstanding lawyer: completely on top of the law, creative and thoughtful, fantastic with clients, able to generate and navigate publicity and press interest, an absolute pleasure to work with.'
- 'Emma Hamnett has fantastic knowledge and experience in High Court disputes on challenging and technical areas of employment law.'
‘Robert Maddox - excellent client care, ability to deal with both technical detail and think about wider strategy.’
'Top quality team across the board.'
‘Dan Begbie-Clench was excellent as the partner in charge of this matter. He was empathetic yet robust throughout a difficult process.'
- ‘The Doyle Clayton team provide real strength in depth from partners to junior associates, and have a standout breadth of experience across many industry sectors including tech and private equity. They take a firm position in all cases but are also able to provide realistic commercial advice as to how to handle a case. The collaboration within teams is excellent.’
Work highlights
- Acting for Allison Bailey, who alleged that she had been discriminated against by her chambers for holding gender critical beliefs, and that this discrimination had been induced, caused or instructed by Stonewall per s111 Equality Act 2010.
- Instructed by professors at Oxford University to challenge the University’s statutes which impose enforced retirement.
- Acted for Maya Forstater in a case which successfully established gender critical beliefs as protected under the Equality Act 2010.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Peter De Maria