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Employment: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire

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Consilia Legal’s employment team, led by Marie Walsh, handles a broad mix of contentious and non-contentious matters for a diverse client base, including SMEs, not-for-profits and high-net-worth individuals. Walsh is known for her work on senior executive exits, discrimination claims and day-to-day advisory matters. Victoria Horner is noted for her pragmatic approach and is regularly instructed on complex grievance procedures, TUPE issues and redundancy consultations. The firm maintains a dual focus on both claimant and respondent work, with a growing emphasis on employer mandates, particularly in the hospitality, healthcare and retail sectors.
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  • ‘The team at Consilia is great. Marie Walsh is fantastic - her clients and peers love her. Her enthusiasm for employment law and justice filters down through the whole department, creating a motivated and experienced team.'

  • ‘Marie Walsh is a fantastic lawyer - personable, engaging, enthusiastic and intelligent. A safe pair of hands for any employment matter but with a particular love of whistleblowing cases. I have no hesitation recommending Marie (and all of her team) to my clients, contacts and family alike.'

  • 'They are a ‘go-to’ firm for Employment law.’

  • ‘Marie Walsh is an outstanding lawyer and also adds mediation expertise to her skill set. She is excellent with clients and gains a good understanding of the issues early on.’

  • ‘They are straight talking with a clear commercial, but compassionate focus and determined to find a solution to practically support clients.’

  • ‘Marie Walsh always finds time to speak, even on urgent matters, she goes above and beyond to provide clear advice, identifying options and risks.'

Practice head

Marie Walsh

Other key lawyers

Victoria Horner