The team at Bates Wells is best known for dealing with exit negotiation, whistleblowing and harassment claims. Team head Lucy McLynn handles breaches of restrictive covenants, while Paul Jennings specialises in class actions and is leading an ongoing test case regarding the rights of multi-app workers. The firm also deals with term negotiation for non-contentious retail matters. Senior associate Hannah Wright handles sex discrimination litigation, while recently-promoted partner Rachel Mathieson is active on regulatory compliance matters. Another key team member is William Garnett.
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‘Paul Jennings was absolutely fantastic - calm, empathetic and thoughtful in his case management.’
‘The team has high expertise and treats clients with empathy.’
‘Lucy McLynn provides excellent, thoughtful advice. She has good judgement on a range of issues, not just legal expertise. ’
Work highlights
- Acting in a test case against Uber Eats UK, Uber Portier BV and Uber London which is supported by the Equality and Human Rights Commission and looks at the potentially discriminatory effect of artificial intelligence (AI) in the workplace, and the status of individuals who multi-app.
- Acting for Sarah Blair-Manning, former CEO of Nottingham Castle Trust, in her whistleblowing complaints about the Trust.
- Advised Nick Beighton, former founder and CEO of ASOS, on his appointment as CEO of Matches Fashion and Chairman of LRG (trading as Secret Sales).
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Rachel is a Partner specialising in employment law. She advises household name corporates and charities on complex discrimination and whistleblowing matters, worker status issues, handling breach of restrictive covenants including enforcement action and managing boardroom disputes. She also advises senior executives in the financial sector on new contracts including bonus provisions as well as negotiating favourable exit packages.
Practice head
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Lucy McLynn