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Employment: Senior Executive - London (Firms)

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Band 3

What the Team is Known For

didlaw houses a number of expert lawyers who are able to assist senior executives and City lawyers in their employment claims. The firm stands out for its in-depth knowledge of discrimination cases, and within this area of specialism it has carved out a particular niche in disability discrimination. It is also able to advise employees on other contentious employment matters, including those involving bullying and harassment.

Work Highlights

  • didlaw represented Emma Bateman in her high-profile pursuit of claims against the Green Party relating to discrimination for her gender critical beliefs.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Karen Jackson
2
Band 2
Managing director and founder of didlaw Karen Jackson is well versed in a range of employment matters. She particularly excels in cases involving discrimination with a particular specialism in physical and mental disability claims.

Karen Jackson is a sophisticated operator yet down to earth and hugely supportive. She is always one step ahead of her opponent and a great strategist.

She is compassionate yet highly knowledgeable in her area of expertise.

Karen was extremely knowledgeable of how the law worked and applied her strategic expertise to try to achieve the best outcome possible.

Karen is a real larger than life figure. She is very smart, brilliant marketer who drives the firm forward and is very good on all her cases. She is a fantastic negotiator.

Karen is a force of nature, incredibly smart and very punchy. She also fights if cases need it, but also is a great negotiator. She's also intellectually powerful.

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Anita Vadgama
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Band 3
Anita Vadgama is a partner at didlaw who is well known for her employment work in the field of disability. She is an expert in discrimination and has notable experience advising clients who are dealing with mental health issues.

She is a safe pair of hands.

Anita is very pragmatic in her approach and always provides the most effective and efficient solutions.

Anita is an expert counsel who I have complete confidence in and have recommended to a number of individuals.

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Elizabeth McGlone
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Band 4
Elizabeth McGlone focuses her practice on advising clients in connection with whistle-blowing and discrimination claims, particularly concerning sexual harassment and disability. More recently, McGlone has represented clients who have been discriminated against because of gender critical beliefs.

Elizabeth McGlone is a very passionate lawyer who cares deeply about her clients and their causes. She is very no-nonsense, straightforward and down to earth.

Elizabeth McGlone was able to unpack and use high levels of sophisticated reasoning to the issues at hand.

She is a very good employment lawyer.

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Employment: Senior Executive

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Karen Jackson
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Anita Vadgama
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Elizabeth McGlone
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Band 4