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Abbie is a Senior Associate in the employment team and advises on the full spectrum of employment law issues. She has undertaken secondments to a FTSE 100 financial services firm and a leading energy company, where she gained a valuable insight into the challenges that HR and in-house legal face on a day-to-day basis and what they need from their external advisers.
Abbie works with clients across a wide range of sectors, with a focus on those in financial services and the energy industry. She regularly acts for clients on multi-jurisdictional matters.
Abbie is particularly experienced in advising clients on difficult employee grievances, disciplinary issues and Tribunal litigation, most notably where there are paralell civil proceedings, a regulatory dimension and/or a complex medical position. She is experienced in advising on the Tribunal processes in both E&W and Scotland.
Abbie is passionate about diversity, equity and inclusion, and regularly advises employers on the subject. She is particularly experienced in advising on the tricky issue of clashes of beliefs.
Abbie is a member of the Edinburgh CMS Women commitee and a CMS mentor. She sits on the committee of the Scottish Discrimination Law Association commitee and is a member of the Employment Law Association.
