Deborah Casale > Irwin Mitchell > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Irwin Mitchell
40 HOLBORN VIADUCT
LONDON
EC1N 2PZ
England

Work Department

Employment

Position

Deborah is partner in our London employment team advising senior executives and directors.

She advises on all aspects of employment law including:

  • Whistleblowing
  • All types of discrimination including pregnancy/maternity, sex, race, age and disability discrimination
  • Equal pay
  • Bonus disputes
  • Unfair dismissal
  • Redundancy
  • Settlement agreements
  • Grievances and disciplinary issues.

Deborah has significant experience in the financial services sector negotiating high-value settlements and litigating complex claims. Many of her cases settle confidentially without progressing to a full merits hearing.

Career

Deborah has been a frequent speaker at the Employment Lawyers Association. In 2019, she spoke on an expert panel on whistleblowing at the American Bar Association Annual Labor and Employment Law conference in New Orleans.

Lawyer Rankings

London > Employment > Senior executives

Irwin Mitchell handles a range of breach of contract proceedings, whistleblowing and harassment claims, and disciplinary actions. The team is spearheaded by ‘well-respected figure in the market’ Shah Qureshi, who advises on race discrimination under the 2010 Equality Act and also handles restrictive covenant work. Other key team members include Deborah Casale and Danielle Parsons, who provide senior executives with expertise in unfair dismissal claims.

London > Employment > Employees/unions

Irwin Mitchell‘s employment and professional discipline team is well placed to advise on complex discrimination and whistleblowing claims, pay and bonus disputes, and restrictive covenants and post-termination restrictions. Clients include senior executives, employees and unions. Additionally, the team is well known for advising senior executives from the medical, banking and legal services sectors. Team head Shah Qureshi is equipped to handle contentious and non-contentious matters and is described as ‘a force of nature in the field of discrimination claims.’  Deborah Casale is well placed to advise on whistleblowing and equal pay issues, while acting for employees in relation to professional and regulatory and disciplinary proceedings stands out as a recent area of activity for Danielle Parsons. Shazia Shah is a further key contact.