Practice Areas
Marianne’s areas of practice are Employment, Tax and Commercial Litigation.
She is adept at advocacy and appears regularly in the Employment Tribunal, Employment Appeal Tribunal, First-tier Tribunal (Tax), Upper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery), High Court and Court of Appeal in high-value and complex litigation for a wide variety of clients. She often appears unled against considerably more senior counsel, including silks, at first instance and appellate levels.
Marianne is ranked as a Leading Junior in Employment by Chambers UK and Legal 500, which highlights that she “works with clients brilliantly”, is a “ruthless” and “very-skilled” cross-examiner, who marries “commercial and practical” advice with “technical knowledge”, and is regarded as a “massive star in the making”. Her expertise is particularly sought after in respect of industrial disputes and strike injunctions, whistleblowing and discrimination claims, as well as complex workplace investigations and disciplinary matters.
She was appointed to the Attorney General’s Panel of Counsel (B Panel) in 2023, advising and representing the government in some of its most significant civil litigation. She is a Case Reviewer for Advocate, a Contributing Editor to Discrimination Law (Bloomsbury Professional) and Vice-Chair of the Employment Law Bar Association.
