Discrimination

Supporting you in the legal and public arena

Discrimination is a fast-moving area, with discourse around protected characteristics consistently evolving. As discrimination lawyers, we understand that you don't just need to keep up with what the law says about employment discrimination, but with employee sentiment and societal opinion too.

Our team aren't just here to talk about the law and complete tick-box employment law exercises. We understand the importance of creating diverse teams and the risks and challenges that come with getting things wrong, including corporate and personal reputational damage.

By helping you to minimise risk or manage risk effectively when it occurs, we can help you to become leaders in your sector - protecting your reputation, attracting the best talent, retaining quality employees and maintaining investor and shareholder confidence.

With you the entire way

We know that approaching discrimination issues can be daunting. As societal attitudes and values change, what might constitute discrimination is consistently being assessed and clarified. You may find times where you are unsure what qualifies as a protected characteristic, what takes precedence in cases of conflicting protected characteristics or what is considered "reasonable" when you are under a duty to make reasonable adjustments.

Our advice includes supporting you address the small detail (such as recommending wording when speaking to employees who've raised grievances) right through to defending complex employment tribunal litigation and everything in between. No matter your challenge, we'll be by your side, applying exceptional emotional intelligence to the most complex legal and human problems you may face.