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
(Leading partners)Brahams Dutt Badrick French LLP enjoys a strong reputation in the senior executive space, regularly advising those in the financial services, insurance, medical, legal and accounting sectors. The team is distinguished by its specialist expertise in discrimination and whistleblowing matters, as well as sensitive matters involving sexual harassment. Overseeing the practice, Gareth Brahams
is highly skilled in acting for senior finance professionals and senior executives in discrimination and whistleblowing claims. Other notable members of the practice include Claire Dawson, who specialises in employment litigation; Paula Chan, whose expertise lies in high-value exits and tribunal and High Court claims in the context of sexual harassment, discrimination, whistleblowing and breach of contract; Polly Rodway, who is a key contact for senior executives working in the media, financial services, insurance and legal sectors; Nick Wilcox who has a wealth of experience in regulatory employment disputes; Clare Brereton, who assists clients with matters involving disability discrimination and work-related personal injury claims; and Samantha Prosser, who has a particular specialism in advising consultants and senior healthcare professionals on whistleblowing, discrimination and unfair dismissal claims.