Hilary Aldred

A partner in the Cambridge office, Hilary has specialised in both contentious and non-contentious employment work for over 15 years and is recognised for her expertise in a wide range of individual and collective employment issues.

Hilary also advises on a variety of HR problems, policies and strategy and has a particular interest in the management of re-organisations. She has co-ordinated a number of wide scale restructurings in different businesses as well advising on industrial relations issues across businesses from FTSE 100 companies through to SME and not-for-profit organisations.

Experienced in all forms of employment litigation in the High Court and tribunals, Hilary advises on terminations, redundancies, compromise agreements, all aspects of discrimination and whistleblowing legislation, TUPE, restrictive covenants, remuneration and other contractual issues and, in addition, acts for senior employees, academics and partners.

As head of the firm’s education sector group, Hilary also deals with a number of broader education disputes, particularly for further and higher education institutions and colleges. She is recognised by her clients as providing "pragmatic and highly distilled advice”.