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Helen Goss

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Work Department

Employment

Position

Helen is a partner in the firm’s Employment team and heads up the Leisure & Hospitality group. She advises organisations in various sectors including technology and hospitality on all employment and HR related issues with the aim of providing a workable solution which is commercial and pragmatic. Helen has particular expertise in complex discrimination, reorganisations and acquisitions involving employees. Helen is a fully qualified and accredited workplace mediator and business coach. She also manages complex investigations in grievances, disciplinaries and whistleblowing allegations.

Career

Helen qualified in a leading matrimonial firm in central London and dealt with multi £million financial cases. She was involved in 2 reported cases namely re A which was the first case under the Child Abduction Act 1984 and T V T in the Court of Appeal the first pension sharing case. Since 2001 Helen has been practicing employment law and acted for Serco in the landmark case of Lawson v Serco in the House of Lords in relation to employment rights of overseas workers.

Languages

English

Memberships

Law Society

Employment Lawyers Association

European Employment Lawyers Association

PMA

EEMC

Education

Helen graduated from University College Cardiff and the College of Law in London.

Leisure

Helen enjoys dog shows with her less than prizewinning hound and travelling.