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Susie Al-Qassab

Susie is a highly experienced employment lawyer who supports both individuals and organisations through complex and sensitive workplace issues. She offers clear, strategic advice across a broad range of contentious and non-contentious matters, with a particular focus on senior professionals and C-suite executives in sectors including finance, media, advertising, professional services, education and the public sector. She is particularly adept at dealing with complex and emotionally charged situations where individuals are facing restructuring, disciplinary proceedings (including cross-over regulatory and criminal matters) or grappling with long-running and unresolved grievances and whistleblowing disclosures, often in high-stakes environments where reputations and careers are on the line. She also advises on contract negotiations, amicable exits and the resolution of workplace grievances. Susie has a strong track record of representing under-represented groups in internal processes and litigation, regularly handling discrimination cases at the highest levels of private business, educational institutions and the public sector (particularly within the NHS). Her approach is both robust and empathetic, grounded in a deep understanding of what’s at stake for her clients. Alongside individual representation, Susie supports organisations with investigations, complex grievances/disciplinaries, reorganisations and Tribunal litigation. She has conducted several high-profile investigations into allegations of sexual harassment and bullying, reporting directly to boards and advising on follow-up action. Her advice is practical, ethical and values-led, balancing legal risk with organisational integrity. Clients consistently value Susie’s ability to listen, understand and collaborate. One described her as “a strong strategist and nimble tactician,” with “an almost photographic memory of key documents” and “the ability to form sound partnerships with clients.” Others have praised her “commercial, practical and very calm” style, highlighting her clarity of thought and costs transparency. Susie has over 15 years’ experience in private practice, including roles at Finers Stephens Innocent, Howard Kennedy, and as Partner and Head of Department at social justice firm Hodge Jones & Allen. Before qualifying as a lawyer, she was a senior manager at Procter & Gamble in Geneva. She is ranked in Chambers UK 2025 for her work with senior executives and is a regular adviser to listeners of BBC Radio 4’s Money Box. “Susie is a strong strategist and nimble tactician. She has a rapid appreciation of complex fact patterns as well as being astute, intellectually strong and flexible. She forms sound partnerships with clients.” – Chambers UK 2024 “Susie is excellent at the work she does, providing all possible support and being willing to listen to my viewpoint.” – Chambers UK 2024 “I was very happy with the service provided by Susie Al-Qassab. Susie is intelligent, commercial, responsive and empathetic, and the service she provided was excellent value for money.” – Testimonial from Client Feedback Survey, 2025 “I recommend Susie wholeheartedly, with whom I had the privilege of working during my executive exit. Susie demonstrated exceptional legal acumen in our case. Notably, her ability to link all provided relevant evidence into a cohesive and incontestable argument was pivotal in the successful outcome of our case. One of the standout moments was when Susie skillfully demonstrated and formalised a powerful and robust strategy. This move strengthened our position and left no room for contestation from the opposing side. Throughout our collaboration, Susie maintained the highest professionalism and ethical standards. Her communication was always clear, timely and effective. I confidently recommend Susie as a thoughtful and reliable lawyer who brings expertise and a strategic mindset to her case.” – Testimonial from Chief Technology Officer, 2024

Florence Brocklesby

Florence is the founder of Bellevue Law and a leading specialist in workplace law and commercial disputes. She advises senior executives, partners and founders, as well as fast-growth companies, established businesses and professional services firms – including many law firms and fellow lawyers - who trust her with their most complex employment and partnership matters. Her practice spans both contentious and strategic advisory work. Florence regularly supports senior women in the financial and professional services sectors facing issues such as pregnancy and maternity discrimination, sexual harassment, health-related challenges, and disability and neurodiversity discrimination. Her deep understanding of the personal and professional impact of these cases informs the care and clarity with which she advises. Alongside individual clients, Florence supports businesses and their founders with partnership and shareholder disputes, as well as wider workplace risk and resolution strategies. Clients value her ability to bring calm, strategic direction to challenging situations – helping them navigate complexity with confidence. Florence is recognised in Chambers & Partners and The Legal 500, which ranks her as a Leading Partner. Client testimonials published by Chambers highlight her strategic skill and personal impact. Florence founded Bellevue Law in 2014 to create a different kind of law firm – one rooted in flexibility, integrity and purpose. She led the firm’s certification as a B Corp, reflecting her commitment to responsible business practices and a positive workplace culture. She trained at Freshfields, qualified in 2000, and later joined Debevoise & Plimpton. Before founding Bellevue Law, she spent five years teaching at law school.

Rachel Clementson

Rachel is a specialist employment lawyer who advises employers on all UK HR-related matters, combining legal expertise with a practical, commercial mindset. Rachel advises clients across a wide range of sectors on their complex HR issues, including grievances, disciplinaries and employment litigation as well as providing employee relations services. She regularly advises on large-scale redundancy and restructuring programmes, supporting in-house teams with guidance, training and documentation tailored to the business context. Rachel has also advised on discrimination claims, including high-value tribunal matters involving sex, race and disability. Rachel has particular expertise in supporting large corporations to navigate legal change, helping them to ensure compliance with new laws, and to launch major HR policies and initiatives – including drafting policies, guidance and practical training for HR teams and managers. Alongside day-to-day advisory work, Rachel is an experienced external investigator, with a strong track record of handling sensitive internal matters with independence and care. She has led complex investigations involving multiple individuals and significant volumes of documentation, producing clear and balanced findings and reporting out to senior leadership teams and boards. Rachel has senior in-house experience, including leading the international employment law function at NBC Universal, overseeing work across the organisation’s 37 jurisdictions. She has also worked in-house for an investment bank and a global tech business. Earlier in her career, she practiced at major law firms Eversheds Sutherland and McDermott Will & Emery. Rachel is recommended in The Legal 500 for 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, with clients valuing her clear advice, practical support and ability to guide them through complex, high-pressure situations with clarity and confidence. Client testimonials include: ‘Rachel…has been fantastic at supporting me in a timely and practical way. She gives me exactly the type of advice I like from outside counsel. I have so much trust and confidence in her advice and support. It takes all of the stress out of dealing with any employment concerns.’ ‘Rachel…continues to save the day! Her support and guidance has been integral during a period of high growth. She is highly collaborative, flexible in approach, a brilliant communicator, and a true partner to myself and the wider c-suite.’

Chris is a solicitor and senior executive with nearly four decades of experience in the legal and financial services sectors. He brings deep regulatory expertise and commercial insight, shaped by a career spanning senior legal, compliance and board-level roles in both private practice and regulated businesses. Chris most recently served as a director of a building society, where his roles included General Counsel and the Senior Management Function for Compliance. This hands-on experience of FCA and PRA-regulated environments gives him rare depth in understanding the operational and legal challenges faced by financial services firms. He advises clients on regulatory matters, operational resilience, and the implementation of major compliance initiatives – including the Consumer Duty regime and the PRA/FCA operational resilience requirements. His guidance is strategic, practical and informed by lived leadership experience. Earlier in his career, Chris led the corporate department of a niche City law firm specialising in shipping and insurance. He has also held senior managerial and executive positions across the legal and financial services industries, building a reputation as the go-to expert for companies, LLPs, senior executives and LLP members. Clients turn to Chris for clear, commercially focused advice on employment and partnership issues at the intersection with corporate law – from negotiating terms and exits to navigating equity-linked incentive packages and LLP deeds. He also advises on complex outsourcing, IT contracts and business investments, including an online start-up. Clients consistently value his knowledge, empathy and strategic clarity.

Leigh is a specialist employment lawyer with over 20 years’ experience advising both employers and individuals on the full range of UK employment and HR matters. She advises clients across a wide range of industries, with particular expertise in the financial services and biotech sectors. She supports employer clients with everything from day-to-day employee relations to recruitment, restructures, redundancies, large-scale contract changes, as well as complex exits, grievances and disputes – always with a clear, calm and commercial approach. She advises start-ups, scale-ups, SMEs and large corporates, and has worked for global businesses and financial institutions. Leigh enjoys developing her understanding of clients’ particular business needs and working as an extension of their HR function or management team. Leigh also works with individuals, senior executives, directors and LLP partners to review and negotiate job offers, navigate post termination restrictions, to deal with workplace issues, to enforce legal rights in the Employment Tribunal/ court, and to negotiate complex exits. She enjoys working with individuals to get the right result for them, and supporting them through what is often a difficult time. All clients get the benefit of Leigh’s extensive experience on both sides of the table, acting for employers and employees. Clients regularly highlight her ability to balance deep legal expertise with emotional intelligence and business context. Leigh is also described by clients as: “Better than brilliant!” “Responsive, knowledgeable, empathetic and takes time to understand the specific business situation to which the legal work relates.” She has been ranked in Chambers & Partners for the last four years, most recently in the 2025 UK guide, and in The Legal 500 directories from 2021 to 2024 last year. The Legal 500 also consistently praises Leigh’s empathetic and pragmatic style: “Very knowledgeable, experienced, pragmatic, and empathetic… excellent at anticipating potential outcomes… so we could put forward solutions or offers that had the best chance of working for all parties.” ‘We work exclusively with Leigh Edgar who is a delight to work with, highly responsive and efficient. We feel we are in safe hands.’ – Legal 500, 2024 While the Chambers UK Guide 2025 highlights that: “Leigh was excellent from start to finish. She was passionate, transparent and most importantly showed empathy.” “She’s extremely knowledgeable and always ready to go the extra mile to help us.” “Leigh managed to combine professionalism and expertise with deep empathy and kindness.” While previous editions of Chambers describe her as: “…really switched on commercially with excellent interpersonal skills. She builds empathy quickly and delivers advice in clear terms on law, process and strategy. Leigh has your back.” “Responsive, flexible, commercial and provides clear advice.” “She is exceptional… a very good communicator… I felt extremely well supported by her during a very difficult time.” “She is outstanding in developing a unique and personalised approach to dealing with clients.” Leigh trained and qualified at Gouldens (now Jones Day), later moving to Simmons & Simmons’ award-winning employment law team in Hong Kong (where she qualified as a Hong Kong lawyer) and then to work in the leading employment law practice of Eversheds Sutherland. She also volunteers as an advisor on the Rights of Women sexual harassment at work helpline, reflecting her ongoing commitment to equality and access to justice.

Imogen Finnegan

Imogen is a specialist employment lawyer with a background in both international private practice and consultancy. She advises clients across a broad range of sectors on all aspects of the employment lifecycle – from recruitment and day-to-day HR support to dispute resolution and managing exits. Imogen has experience working with individual, senior executive clients as well as large corporates and SMEs, tailoring her advice to the specific needs and commercial realities of each client. Her work for employer clients covers the full spectrum of employee relations and HR issues from policy reviews and contract drafting to supporting with sensitive workplace matters and complex employee exits. Imogen also delivers bespoke training to clients on a wide range of employment law topics, helping organisations stay compliant and confident. Imogen has particular experience supporting SMEs as an integrated part of the client team and is focused on delivering effective solutions to their employment problems. Imogen is known for providing clear, pragmatic advice that balances legal risk with commercial priorities. “Imogen is quite simply an extraordinary people strategist. Her legal acumen is second to none but her human approach is what we appreciate the most, ensuring that we are able to grow as a business and look after our employees.” Imogen holds a degree in psychology and a coaching qualification, which enhance her understanding of workplace dynamics and support a thoughtful, empathetic approach to HR and employee relations issues.

Ellie is a senior employment solicitor who supports employees and employers in navigating complex employment law issues across a range of sectors, including technology, professional services, media, retail and financial services. She has acted for Claimants and Respondents in protracted, complex and high value Tribunal litigation, often involving discrimination and whistleblowing claims. She regularly assists clients (on both sides of the table) with difficult employee relations issues, exits, settlement negotiations and redundancy/restructuring exercises. She routinely represents (usually through word-of-mouth referrals) senior women facing issues in the workplace relating to sex, pregnancy and maternity discrimination and is known for her empathetic and pragmatic approach in this area. To assist with the everyday life cycle of a client’s business, Ellie deals with all manner of HR-related queries, drafts and reviews contractual and policy documentation and delivers training and workshops. Ellie was previously Associate Director and Head of Employment Law at Stephenson Law where she focussed on supporting fast growth companies (often in the technology sector) and assisting with senior departures. She has also worked at two major law firms (Weightmans LLP and Winckworth Sherwood LLP) and has over 16 years’ post-qualification experience in employment law.

Chloe is an Associate who specialises in all aspects of UK employment law. Having trained and practised in top-20 UK law firms, Chloe brings strong technical expertise and a client-focused approach to our busy and fast-growing workplace legal practice. A former teacher, Chloe enjoys getting to know her clients and building lasting relationships with them. She regularly advises a broad range of stakeholders on both contentious and non-contentious workplace matters, including multinationals, professional services firms, fast-growth businesses, charities, government bodies and senior executives. Chloe adapts to the specific needs of each client but is known for her calm, straightforward and empathetic approach to all. Chloe has supported both claimant and respondent clients through complex and high value Employment Tribunal proceedings (e.g. unfair dismissal, discrimination, and whistleblowing claims). She advises on internal HR processes and termination matters including redundancies and settlement agreements. Chloe also prepares and reviews contracts of employment, consultancy and secondment agreements, handbooks and HR policies. She uses insights gained from previous inhouse client secondments – including project managing a complex international restructure – to ensure her advice is as commercial and practical as possible. Her background in education has made Chloe a firm believer in equity, social mobility and widening access to professions like the law. For these reasons, she was a founder member of the women’s network at a previous law firm. She is also a Professional Ambassador for the legal charity Aspiring Solicitors.

Susanne Hartigan

Susanne trained and worked at one of the UK’s leading law firms, Simmons & Simmons. She later moved to specialist employment and partnership firm CM Murray LLP where she went on to become the firm’s Director of Knowledge & Compliance. Susanne has extensive experience in advising on employment and partnership law, and has been recommended in both the Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners directories. She advises both senior executives and corporations. Susanne’s experience includes advising on partnership appointments and exits, including team moves, discrimination and restrictive covenants issues, with a particular focus on equity law firm partner departures. She has also advised extensively on high value and complex senior executive matters (up to CEO level) often including discrimination, whistleblowing and restrictive covenant aspects. Susanne joined Bellevue Law in January 2022.

Alexandra specialises in commercial litigation and arbitration. She qualified as a solicitor in 2000, and spent 10 years working at magic circle law firm Allen & Overy before joining Bellevue Law in 2015. Alexandra is a highly experienced commercial litigator with extensive trial experience. She regularly represents clients in contractual disputes, shareholder and joint venture disputes and injunctions, including relating to allegations of breach of employment and post-employment obligations. Alexandra has experience of litigation in the High Court and Court of Appeal as well as the Supreme Court of Belize and the Privy Council, and also has extensive arbitration experience. Her experience includes representing the claimant in a High Court claim concerning the defendant’s failure to repay a substantial loan and involving complex jurisdiction, asset tracing and insolvency issues and acting for the respondent in a property rights dispute culminating in a 3-day hearing under the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules.

Esther Langdon is a highly experienced employment lawyer with over two decades of practice advising clients on all aspects of employment law. She specialises in both contentious and non-contentious matters, with particular expertise in discrimination, whistleblowing, workplace investigations, post-termination restrictions, and reputationally sensitive cases. Before joining Bellevue Law, Esther was Counsel in the People, Reward and Mobility practice at Dentons, where she advised clients across a range of industries, including financial services and energy. Over the years, she has worked on numerous major reorganisations, restructurings, and employment issues arising from corporate transactions, including TUPE and business transfers. She also has strong skills in employee competition matters, advising on confidentiality obligations and restrictive covenants, often with a multi-jurisdictional element. Esther began her legal career at Manches before taking on senior roles at Salans, Doyle Clayton, and Vedder Price, where she played a key role in developing the firms’ employment practices. She is known for her pragmatic approach, technical expertise, and ability to navigate complex employment challenges with clarity and precision. She particularly enjoys liaising with clients and supporting them through legal matters. Esther holds a degree in Classics from the University of Cambridge and was admitted as a solicitor in 2003. She also delivers training on employment law topics, including diversity and equal opportunities and is a regular contributor to the media on such topics. Esther is consistently ranked in the Legal 500.

Anjali is an Associate who specialises in employment law and commercial disputes. Anjali qualified as a solicitor in April 2025. She was Bellevue Law’s first trainee solicitor, having joined the firm as a paralegal in 2022 and started her training contract with us in April 2023. Anjali provides a wide range of employment law support to both employers and senior executives. She has supported clients through complex and high value Employment Tribunal proceedings, including in respect of age, race, disability and sex discrimination and whistleblowing claims. She also has experience of managing redundancy processes and prepares and advises on employment contracts, policies and settlement agreements. She also advises and represents clients in commercial disputes and has experience of High Court and County Court claims and enforcement proceedings. Anjali has a strong interest in wellbeing in the workplace, and is a member of the Employment Lawyers Association Pastoral Care Committee.

Jo is a senior employment law consultant at Bellevue Law, with over two decades of experience advising clients on complex, business-critical matters. A former equity partner at top-20 UK law firm Womble Bond Dickinson, she brings deep legal expertise and commercial insight to every instruction. She advises boards, CEOs, company directors, HR leads, partner groups, senior executives, trustees and investors across a broad spectrum of employment and partnership issues. Jo has acted for and against organisations in the public, private and third sectors, across industries including legal services, energy, finance, sport, hospitality, government, media, healthcare and retail. Clients value her clear and calm approach, sound judgement, and ability to manage complex matters with care and efficiency, often amid significant external pressure. She is particularly skilled at navigating the challenges of high-profile and high-stakes negotiations, balancing legal risk with commercial realities. Known for building strong working relationships, Jo combines legal rigour with warmth and responsiveness, adapting to the needs of varied stakeholders. Jo served as a trustee of the UK human rights charity Reprieve for ten years and maintains a strong focus on values-led work. She is consistently recognised for her professional excellence, with The Legal 500 previously noting her as “well-versed across the full gamut of employment law,” and clients describing her as “immensely impressive… with a very quick grasp of the situation.”

Pauline McArdle

Pauline specialises in employment law. She was originally called to the bar in 1986, and subsequently requalified as a solicitor in 1991 whilst working for City law firm Norton Rose. In 1994, she joined Denton Hall (now Dentons), a leading international firm. She became a partner in 1999 and subsequently headed up the Employment team. In almost 35 years of experience of contentious and non-contentious employment law, Pauline has acted for a wide range of employer and employee clients in the private and public sector. These have included central and local government departments, a major investment bank, a leading concert venue, a large supermarket and numerous individuals in the media, legal, energy, arts and financial services sectors. Pauline acts for both employers and employees and has extensive experience of advising clients in the financial services, legal, energy and media sectors. Her experience includes acting for employees with sex and age discrimination claims, advising senior employees and partners on their rights and obligations on exit and in their new roles and advising on the UK employment law rights of individuals based abroad. More recently, Pauline has: Advised a prominent media figure on their employment status, unfair dismissal rights and a substantial claim for historical unpaid holiday. Been negotiating an exit for a senior executive including advice on enforceability of restrictive covenants following a breach of contract, unfair dismissal and his rights in respect of his shareholding. Been negotiating an exit strategy for a senior executive with over 40 years service including advice on age discrimination and unfair dismissal. She has also advised employer clients on disciplinary action and the enforcement of restrictive covenants.

Victoria Misselbrook

Victoria is a solicitor specialising in employment law. She trained from 2007 and qualified, in 2009, at leading international firm King & Wood Mallesons (formerly SJ Berwin), where she worked for nine years in the firm’s London office. She joined Bellevue Law in April 2019, having previously been acting on employment issues as a consultant. Victoria has the advantage of having sat on both sides of the negotiating table as she advises both employers and employees. Her practice covers a broad range of employment law issues including commencement and termination of employment (particularly at senior executive level), family friendly rights, enforcement of confidentiality and post-termination restriction provisions, disciplinary, grievance and performance issues, and advising on TUPE and redundancy programmes. Her experience includes: drafting and advising on numerous employment contracts and service agreements for both employees and LLP members (including for a global private equity firm with a complicated funds and tax structure); representing clients in multiple complex negotiated terminations; advising on Employment Tribunal and High Court litigation; project managing a major redundancy and TUPE consultation process; advising a multinational corporation on performance and grievance issues in respect of a key senior executive; and advising an employer on alleged breaches of restrictive covenants and confidentiality on a team move by former employees to a competitor. The Legal 500 states that: “Clients recommend Victoria Misselbrook for her skilled handling of cases for senior executives in the financial services and other sectors.” Victoria is a fluent Spanish speaker and has extensive experience of providing employment training. In addition to her legal practice, Victoria has previously worked at the BBC as a Researcher and Production-Coordinator, at both BBC Current Affairs Television and BBC Television News for shows including Panorama (BBC One), This World (BBC Two), The Third Degree (BBC Three) and BBC Four Current Affairs. “I cannot rate Victoria enough, she will be my first recommendation to anyone who requires a lawyer in this area of law” – Testimonial from 2024 client survey “Thank you … for your outstanding guidance and support over the past few months. You gripped this horribly messy situation instantly, and handled it … expertly and with extraordinary empathy and generosity. I feel very fortunate to have been sent your way.” “Can I say what a pleasure it has been to have your advice and support in this process. I feel so lucky to have had the recommendation and I will certainly be recommending you to others.” “Victoria provides outstanding client care with a genuine commitment to resolving the difficulties of modern employers, frequently in the face of unpredictable claimants levelling serious allegations. She brings an air of implacable calm and rigour which helps clients to de-escalate disputes and find sensible, practical and innovative solutions.” – Legal 500 UK 2024 “Thank you very much for your support during one of the most horrific times in my life. It was your competence and clarity of advice that saw me through it all.”

Helen Monson is a Senior Employment Lawyer with more than 25 years’ experience advising both individuals and organisations across the full spectrum of employment law matters. She is known for her clear, commercial advice and pragmatic, jargon-free approach — supporting clients through both day-to-day issues and high-stakes strategic challenges. Helen has worked in the legal profession since 1997 and has held senior roles at a number of leading law firms across London and the Thames Valley. Her client base spans large listed companies, SMEs, charities and senior executives, including professionals in highly regulated industries and senior leaders based in the City. She advises on both contentious and non-contentious matters, including redundancies, TUPE transfers, employee exits and employment-related aspects of corporate transactions. Helen also has significant experience in employment-related insolvency work and is adept at handling complex queries where legal and operational considerations intersect. Helen particularly enjoys working in partnership with employer clients to help shape their team structures, scale their businesses, and manage legal risk with confidence. She has advised on a wide range of matters — including drafting employment and secondment agreements for a listed company with international operations, and supporting a multinational communications business through a multi-country redundancy and TUPE process. Her individual advisory work includes discrimination claims — notably involving gender reassignment — and senior-level exits involving complex restrictive covenants, confidentiality concerns and post-termination obligations. Helen is consistently recognised for her thoughtful, responsive and commercially minded approach. She has been recommended in both The Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners Directory and is described by clients as being “quick and responsive” having “excellent client care” and adopting “a highly commercial outlook.” Whether advising on a complex dispute or providing day-to-day HR support, Helen combines deep expertise with clarity, reliability and a genuine commitment to helping clients move forward with confidence.

Faye is a highly regarded litigator specialising in commercial litigation. With over 17 years’ experience, Faye has managed a wide variety of complex, high-value, national and international disputes across numerous different sectors, including claims for breach of contract, negligence and fraud. She has acted for clients in sectors including manufacturing, facility services, aerospace, retail and financial services. Faye has previously worked in the litigation departments of international law firms including SJ Berwin (now King & Wood Mallesons), Pinsent Masons and Hausfeld, where she held the role of Counsel. Chambers & Partners and the Legal 500 directories have variously recognised Faye as a “Next Generation Partner”, “Rising Star” and “Associate to Watch”, and she has been described by clients as “exceptional”, “very clever” and a “true pleasure to work with”.

Paula is a senior consultant with extensive experience of advising both employers and employees on all UK employment law-related matters, both contentious and non-contentious. She has particular experience in handling complex employment disputes in the Employment Tribunal, and the associated settlement negotiations. She is highly experienced in discrimination and whistleblowing litigation. She frequently acts for senior executives in dispute and severance situations and when doing so is able to draw on extensive experience of defending such matters, acting for global and national employers. Paula also specialises in conducting disciplinary, grievance or other workplace investigations as a Workplace Investigator. Paula is particularly skilled at handling complex and/or senior level investigations where volumes of evidence may be high, where senior individuals are implicated in the allegations, where the issues are inherently of a legal nature, where litigation is threatened, and in all cases where a robust but sensitive approach may be required. She has over 10 years of experience conducting independent fact finding investigations across multiple sectors including NHS employers, local authorities, educational institutions, financial services, construction and manufacturing firms, defence organisations, agricultural employers and a range of SME businesses. She has dealt with collective as well as individual grievances and is well used to dealing with represented complainants or trade union involvement. Paula trained and qualified as a solicitor at leading international firm Eversheds LLP (now Eversheds Sutherland), where she spent 11 years of her career. Since then, she has continued her career in a consultancy capacity with a number of firms, including Eversheds Sutherland, Birketts LLP and boutique employment law firm Worden Richmond LLP. Paula also sits as a part time fee paid Employment Judge in the Midlands East region.

Sarika is a UK-qualified specialist employment lawyer specialising in employment law and investigations, with particular emphasis on the tech sector. She has over a decade of experience advising companies on complex employment matters, transactions, investigations, and cultural assessments. Before joining Bellevue Law, Sarika worked as an EMEA Employment Investigator, as part of the International Employment Law and Investigations team, at the London offices of American multinational tech conglomerate Meta, where she conducted cross-border employment investigations and cultural assessments. Prior to joining Meta, Sarika trained and qualified at global law firm Dentons and practiced as an employment lawyer at top-tier US firm, Gibson Dunn. During her time at both Meta and Gibson Dunn, Sarika set up various diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, and provided training in diversity and various employment law issues. Sarika is particularly adept at handling sensitive investigations involving various issues such as race and sex discrimination, harassment, bullying, integrity issues and other internal policy violations. She has experience conducting cross-jurisdictional, multi-respondent investigations across North America, Europe and the Middle East, Latin America and Asia Pacific. Sarika also serves clients as an employment law advisor, with experience in representing parties in Employment Tribunal claims, advising on employment hires, drafting employment documents, advising and supporting clients through redundancy processes and advising on disciplinary and grievance procedures. She is also a skilled employment litigator, who has defended several Employment Tribunal claims based on unfair dismissal and discrimination, with the majority being settled or struck out before the hearing. Sarika was Lead Associate for five years in the legal team which secured the release of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe from imprisonment in Iran. Prior to entering the world of law, Sarika worked in strategy consulting. “Bellevue Law was recommended to me as a high quality boutique law firm and I was not disappointed. I was assigned a senior consultant, Sarika Rabheru, who was diligent, knowledgeable, technical, and punchy, which I loved as my case was far from straightforward. Sarika was always reachable. Her friendly manner and sound advice gave me confidence. She achieved a great settlement for me and I can’t recommend her highly enough.”

Ann is a senior employment lawyer with extensive experience advising both individuals and employers across a wide range of sectors, including financial services, technology, retail, professional services and media. Her expertise spans all aspects of UK employment law, from strategic advisory work to litigation in the Employment Tribunal, High Court and Court of Appeal. Ann is known for her clear, commercial advice and her ability to tailor practical solutions to each client’s needs. She combines deep technical knowledge with strong judgement and negotiating skill, having started her career as a commercial litigator. Her practice covers the full spectrum of employment issues, including discrimination (with particular focus on disability, sex and age), whistleblowing, unfair dismissal, Tupe, jurisdictional matters and collective consultation. She regularly advises on contract terms and post-termination restrictions, including applications for injunctive relief. Clients value her responsive, collaborative approach and the level of support she brings to each matter. As one client recently shared: “…Have really appreciated all your support Ann – beyond the legal. You were next to me throughout out this and I won’t ever forget you. It was so huge for me and I shared every step with you. I hope we can stay in touch.” “With the settlement signed, just a note to say, that during what must have been one of the most astonishing periods in my life, it has been an absolute pleasure working with you. What an astonishing chain of events it all really was.” “Your absolute professionalism and wealth of knowledge, combined with humour where needed!, and an always considered, balanced and proactive upbeat approach in finding all options and solutions, has led to on balance, I believe, the right conclusion.“ “I wanted to share what an exceptional experience I’ve had working with Ann Robson recently and on a wider level, with Bellevue Law. From my initial contact with the company onwards, my experience has been nothing short of outstanding. I was drawn to your ethos and approach and throughout the past few months, [Ann’s] support, expertise and advice has been exactly what I’ve needed. I am incredibly grateful to Ann and to Bellevue for the first-class work that has been delivered. It has made all the difference and I couldn’t be happier with the choice I made to work with Bellevue.” Ann builds strong, long-term relationships with her clients, taking time to understand their objectives – whether navigating a high-stakes exit or shaping strategy.

Alexandra Worden

Alexandra is a senior consultant with extensive experience of advising on employment law issues in a wide range of sectors including Financial Services and Life Sciences. She trained and qualified as a solicitor at leading international firm Freshfields, where she spent the first decade of her career before joining Eversheds (now Eversheds Sutherland), another leading City law firm, where she worked for four years and joined the partnership. In 2015, Alexanrda founded the firm that became Worden Richmond, a successful employment law boutique with an outstanding reputation in the marketplace, before joining forces with Bellevue Law in 2025. Clients value Alexandra’s top-level experience as a former partner, her pragmatic, strategic and commercial advice, and her empathy with clients and their situations. Alexandra is a member of the Employment Lawyers’ Association. She is proud to be a trustee of brain tumour charity Tom’s Trust and a member of the Remuneration Committee of Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge.