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30 OLD BURLINGTON STREET, LONDON, W1S 3NL, ENGLAND
Tel:
Work 020 7468 2600
Fax:
Fax 020 7437 8216
DX:
37233 PICCADILLY-1
Web:
www.davenportlyons.com

Marie Sarah Van Der Zyl

Tel:
Work +44 20 7468 1620
Email:
Davenport Lyons

Work Department

Employment.

Position

Work encompasses all aspects of contentious and non-contentious employment advice including unfair dismissal, redundancy programmes, breach of contract, restrictive covenants and termination packages, especially at director level. Particular specialisation in complex claims for discrimination. Acts for international clients and household names.

Career

Qualified 1991; trained Courts & Co, 15 Wimpole Street 1989-91; DR Sheridan & Co 1991-93; joined Booth & Blackwell May 1993; partner 1995. Booth & Blackwell merged with Kingsford Stacey Blackwell in 1997, became head of the employment unit; joined Davenport Lyons as partner in employment department, August 2001 and became head of department in May 2004.

Member

ELA.

Education

Woodbridge County High School; John Moores University, Liverpool (1988); Chester Law School (1989).

Leisure

Reading, swimming, travel, property renovation.

Practice Areas

Employment; Employee share schemes

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