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Clare Gilroy-Scott

Clare Gilroy-Scott

Partner

Employment

Clare joined Edwin Coe in February 2022 and is an experienced employment lawyer advising on all aspects of the employment relationship to clients in a broad range of sectors. Clare’s experience is in both contentious and non-contentious employment matters acting for both individuals and employers.

Her work for employers includes advising on the employment law implications of corporate transactions, restructurings, redundancies, and TUPE. She also provides general HR support including advice on internal procedures, drafting employment documentation and resolving employment disputes. She advises on employment status, off-payroll working and IR35 implications.

Clare’s experience also includes regulatory and compliance in the recruitment sector. Her work for recruitment sector clients includes drafting terms of business with clients, terms of engagement for temps, umbrellas and contractors; employment contracts, and commission schemes for recruitment consultants.

  • Successfully acting for a respondent in the employment tribunal and employment appeal tribunal in relation to whistleblowing and discrimination claims
  • Advising the board of a beauty retail business in respect of the exit of a senior employee including successfully resolving whistleblowing allegations
  • Advising a number of clients in respect of off-payroll workers, employment status, status determinations and IR35 implications and drafting appropriate contractual documentation
  • Advising a healthcare sector client in relation to mandatory vaccinations and appropriate processes
  • Advising an entertainment sector client selling their business in respect of TUPE and its implications
Clare Gilroy-Scott awards

Credentials

  • Recommended in The Legal 500 UK 2024

  • The Times “Lawyer of the Week” in December 2017 for her work acting pro bono for the Claimant in the high-profile holiday pay case King v The Sash Window Workshop Limited in the EAT, Court of Appeal and the European Court of Justice.

Quotes

Clare Gilroy-Scott is excellent. She is kind, professional and on top of the law and current practice.


 The Legal 500 UK 2024

Clare Gilroy-Scott is excellent. She is kind, professional and on top of the law and current practice.

The Legal 500 UK 2024

Alex Bonner and Clare Gilroy-Scott are both outstanding
lawyers in their field: very pleasant to work with, tec...
The Legal 500 UK 2024

Alex Bonner and Clare Gilroy-Scott are both outstanding
lawyers in their field: very pleasant to work with, technically
excellent and pragmatic.

The Legal 500 UK 2024

The service was extremely amazing and fantastic support and professional team. Both Clare and Elliott knew exactly wh...
Client Feedback Survey 2023

The service was extremely amazing and fantastic support and professional team. Both Clare and Elliott knew exactly what to do to help and moved quickly. Professional yet very empathetic. I could not have asked for better service.

Client Feedback Survey 2023

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Clare Gilroy-Scott

Partner

Clare Gilroy-Scott

Clare joined Edwin Coe in February 2022 and is an experienced employment lawyer advising on all aspects of the employment relationship to clients in a broad range of sectors. Clare’s experience is in both contentious and non-contentious employment matters acting for both individuals and employers.

Her work for employers includes advising on the employment law implications of corporate transactions, restructurings, redundancies, and TUPE. She also provides general HR support including advice on internal procedures, drafting employment documentation and resolving employment disputes. She advises on employment status, off-payroll working and IR35 implications.

Clare’s experience also includes regulatory and compliance in the recruitment sector. Her work for recruitment sector clients includes drafting terms of business with clients, terms of engagement for temps, umbrellas and contractors; employment contracts, and commission schemes for recruitment consultants.

Expertise

  • Employment: Overview
  • Discrimination 
  • Misconduct – Performance Management
  • Partnership Disputes and LLPs
  • Restructures, Re-organisations, Acquisitions and Sales
  • Restrictive Covenants and Team Moves
  • Severance Negotiations and Settlement Agreements
  • Whistleblowing

Experience

  • Successfully acting for a respondent in the employment tribunal and employment appeal tribunal in relation to whistleblowing and discrimination claims
  • Advising the board of a beauty retail business in respect of the exit of a senior employee including successfully resolving whistleblowing allegations
  • Advising a number of clients in respect of off-payroll workers, employment status, status determinations and IR35 implications and drafting appropriate contractual documentation
  • Advising a healthcare sector client in relation to mandatory vaccinations and appropriate processes
  • Advising an entertainment sector client selling their business in respect of TUPE and its implications

Credentials

  • Recommended in The Legal 500 UK 2024

  • The Times “Lawyer of the Week” in December 2017 for her work acting pro bono for the Claimant in the high-profile holiday pay case King v The Sash Window Workshop Limited in the EAT, Court of Appeal and the European Court of Justice.

Contact

Telephone:
+4420 3974 8162

Email:
clare.gilroy-scott@edwincoe.com

2 Stone Buildings, Lincoln’s Inn,
London WC2A 3TH
Sat Nav: WC2A 3TL
DX 191 LDE

Tel: +44 (0)20 7691 4000
Fax: +44(0)20 7691 4111

Email: enquiries@edwincoe.com

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