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Christmas Parties and Sexual Harassment
It’s that time of year again when lots of companies will be having a work Christmas party. Although work parties ar...
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Assistant: Laurie Priestley
Profile / Experience
Profile / Experience
Shirley qualified as a commercial litigator with an Oxfordshire based firm in 2010 before moving to London where she practised within the banking remediation and financial services litigation sectors.
She joined Lanyon Bowdler in February 2026 as an employment solicitor and advises both employers and employees on all aspects of employment law, including settlement agreements, redundancy, employer handbooks, employee contracts, discrimination, disciplinary and grievance procedures and employment tribunal hearings.
Outside of work Shirley is a keen rugby spectator and rower. As a farmer’s daughter she never turns down the opportunity to attend agricultural shows.
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ACAS Early Conciliation Period Increases
The government has announced that the early conciliation period with ACAS (Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration S...
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Increase in Tribunal Compensation Limits – 2025
The government has announced the annual increase in compensation limits for employment tribunal awards and other st...
Case Study
Thankfully, the baby is now five years’ old and developing normally and has been discharged from paediatric services. ...
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Agricultural Wages in Wales 2025
The Agricultural Wages (Wales) Order 2025 (“the Order”) comes into force on 1 April 2025 and increase the minimum w...
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Bank Holidays
In most years, England and Wales have eight bank holidays, but due to Easter falling later in 2025, there are only ...
Case Study
We are just normal people and didn’t want to be overwhelmed with legal jargon....
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Neurodiversity at Work
On 31 January 2025, Acas published new advice on neurodiversity at work. Their stated intention is to raise awarene...
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Sexual Harassment
It has long been the case that any employee who has been sexually harassed by a colleague can bring a claim against...
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Dismissal and Re-engagement – Uplift to Compensation
The Code of Practice on Dismissal and Re-engagement (or “fire and rehire”) came into force in July this year. A not...
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Statutory Payments Increases
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has published its planned increases to statutory sick pay (SSP) and pay ...
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Fire and Rehire
The new statutory Code of practice on dismissal and re-engagement, also known as fire and rehire, came into force o...
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