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 Catriona Aldridge
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Catriona Aldridge

Languages
  • English
  • French
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Catriona is a partner in the CMS UK employment team. She provides employment law support on both contentious and non-contentious matters to UK-wide and international clients across a range of sectors, including construction, hospitality, technology and financial services. Clients particularly appreciate the time she takes to “understand what matters” to them.

One of Catriona’s greatest strengths is her versatility. She works with employers to advise on all aspects of the employment lifecycle, helping them navigate the challenges of the modern workplace. She is recognised for her ability to give clear, practical advice which also lends itself to the work she does on investigations. She is a versatile litigator, noted by the Legal 500 for her experience in representing clients at the employment tribunal. She works closely with clients on both UK and international restructures and TUPE. This breadth of experience means she is adept at advising clients of all sizes, from large multi-national clients to start-up clients through the CMS equIP programme. 

Catriona has a particular interest in the ESG agenda from a people perspective and speaks and writes regularly on the topic: ESG: The People Perspective | ESG Hub | CMS UK

Awards & Recognitions
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    "‘Catriona Aldridge provides strong employment law advice and helps us understand any risks. This commercial approach allows us to manage our business effectively."
    Legal 500, 2025
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    “Next Generation Partner”
    Legal 500, 2025
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    "Catriona brings an excellent balance of legal knowledge and commercial awareness. Most importantly, she takes the time to understand our needs and how we work, allowing her to provide well-positioned, strategic advice."
    Chambers, 2024

Relevant experience

  • Leading the CMS team which provides all external employment law support to an asset management firm, ranging from complex disciplinary situations, supporting with investigations to advising on redundancies.
  • Acting as external investigator into 10 disciplinary investigations for a University resulting from a systemic environmental review at one of their departments.
  • Defending employment tribunal claims across the UK covering topics from discrimination (including disability, sex, religion & belief), whistleblowing and breach of contract and ranging from high value claims brought by senior individuals to union-backed mass claims for equal pay and holiday pay.
  • Providing a full employment law service to a key Scottish visitor attraction for close to 15 years.
  • Advising South Africa’s largest insurer on all employment law matters associated with the sale of its UK wealth division, including a comprehensive post-signing and pre-completion restructuring.
  • Being seconded as in-house employment counsel to a global media company for 4 months, where the main focus of her role was to advise on and support a global restructure impacting jurisdictions in APAC and EMEA.

Education

  • 2005 – Diploma in Legal Practice, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh
  • 2004 – LL.B (Distinction), University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh
  • 2002 – BA (Hons), History with French, University of Durham, Durham