Sarah Gilzean

Practice Areas

One of Scotland's leading Discrimination law experts and Convenor of the Law Society of Scotland's Equalities Law sub- Committee.

Sarah is one of only twelve accredited discrimination experts in Scotland and has specialised in employment law for over 20 years. She has acted for a wide range of employer and employee clients in the public and private sectors including education, manufacturing, transport, retail, housing and technology.

She undertakes a significant amount of employment and people-related work for an ever-growing roster of education clients and also has particular expertise in equal pay.

Sarah has a depth of expertise in industrial relations and has acted for trade union clients, as well as advising employers in a variety of sectors in relation to trade union consultation issues and industrial action.

Career

Sarah is a Partner in MFMac's Employment Law team.

Sarah is an accredited specialist in discrimination law, one of only twelve in Scotland. Sarah is highly regarded in the sector as a discrimination lawyer and is Convener of the Law Society Equalities Law Reform Committee and Secretary of the Scottish Discrimination Law Association.

Sarah is also an accredited specialist in employment law and has particular expertise in equal pay. Sarah acts for a wide range of employer and employee clients in the public and private sectors. Sarah has particular expertise in the education sector and regularly advises independent schools in relation to accessibility, discrimination issues and parental complaints. She gives practical, easy to understand advice and is focused on achieving her client's objectives at all times.

She regularly advises both employers and employees in relation to senior exits, TUPE and redundancy, disciplinary and grievance, contractual disputes, whistleblowing, discrimination, equal pay and industrial relations. She appears on behalf of clients in the Employment Tribunal and Employment Appeal Tribunal and is regularly asked to speak at conferences and training seminars on employment law and discrimination topics.

Professional Memberships

Law Society of Scotland - Accredited Specialist

Scottish Discrimination Law Association

Employment Lawyers Association