Claire Dawson > Brahams Dutt Badrick French LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Brahams Dutt Badrick French LLP Offices
Kings House
36 King Street
LONDON
EC2V 8BB
England
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Claire Dawson
Work Department
Employment
Position
Partner, Employment Lawyer
Claire acts for senior executives, professionals, directors and LLP members in a variety of sectors including financial services, professional services, multinational organisations, healthcare and technology.
Types of work undertaken:
- Advice to individuals joining new businesses on their contractual arrangements
- Advice on restrictive covenants and team moves
- Negotiation of senior exits
- Discrimination
- Whistleblowing
- High Court litigation including employee competition and breach of contract claims
Claire is skilled at reaching favourable negotiated outcomes where appropriate as well as fighting high value cases in the Employment Tribunal and High Court.
Claire has a particular interest in issues facing women at work including pregnancy and maternity discrimination, the gender pay gap and sexual harassment. Claire frequently advises individuals with physical and mental health conditions in relation to disability discrimination and income protection disputes. She is expert at assisting her clients to navigate internal grievance, disciplinary and performance processes.
Career
Trainee Solicitor, Hammonds (now Squire Patton Boggs), 2002- 2004
Solicitor, Employment Department, Hammonds (now Squire Patton Boggs), September 2004 – August 2005
Solicitor, Employment Department, Russell Jones & Walker, August 2005 – July 2011
Partner, Employment Department, Russell Jones & Walker (became Slater & Gordon), July 2011 – April 2012
Principal Lawyer/Partner, Slater & Gordon, April 2012 – September 2016
Head of Employment, London, Slater & Gordon, September 2016 – July 2017
National Head of Employment, Slater & Gordon, July 2017 – May 2019
Partner, CC Solicitors (Ireland), June 2019 – March 2021
Partner, Brahams Dutt Badrick French LLP, April 2021 – Present
Admitted as a solicitor in England & Wales, September 2004
Admitted as a solicitor in Ireland, January 2013
Languages
Spanish (conversational)
Memberships
Employment Lawyers Association, American Bar Association (Labor & Employment Section), London Irish Lawyers Association
Education
Bachelor of Civil Law (International), University College Dublin, 1997
Exchange Scholar, De Paul University College of Law, Chicago, 1995-1996
LLM Law, SOAS, University of London, 2001
Legal Practice Course, College of Law, Guildford, 2002
Lawyer Rankings
London > Employment > Senior executives
(Next Generation Partners)Recognised for its ‘willingness to litigate new points of law for clients and take risks’, the team at Brahams Dutt Badrick French LLP
specialises in both contentious and non-contentious work. The firm advises prominent individuals in financial companies, various retailers, and media companies on appointments and departures. Gareth Brahams
spearheads the practice with a ‘tactical nous that it unmatched anywhere in the City,’ leading on cases concerning whistleblowing, unfair dismissal and sexual misconduct. Specialising in employment law, Claire Dawson handles cross-jurisdictional disability discrimination cases. Other key team members include Paula Chan, who is ‘strategically astute, meticulous and attuned to the client’s needs’, and regularly handles high-value disability discrimination and victimisation cases, and Polly Rodway, who leads on public sector appointments and departures as well as general team moves. Nick Wilcox, whose forte is regulatory work, is noted for his ‘outstanding strategic direction’. Clare Brereton, who made partner in March 2023, specialises in harassment and whistleblowing cases. Managing associate Samantha Prosser is also commended.
London > Employment > Employers
Brahams Dutt Badrick French LLP has a strong focus on the financial services and insurance industries and other regulated sectors, often advising on the intersection of the regulatory environment with employment law. Practice head Gareth Brahams is frequently engaged in defending tribunal litigation, particularly in claims involving employee competition and executive severances. Tom McLaughlin, Claire Dawson and Polly Rodway are further key names to note.
Lawyer Rankings
- Next Generation Partners London > Employment > Senior executives
- Senior executives London > Employment
- Employers London > Employment