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Summary
Liz Buchan joined Watson, Farley & Williams
in 1994 and heads the employment law team. Liz deals with all areas of
contentious and non-contentious employment and labour law matters, and
also advises on employee benefits and share options. She has over 20 years
experience of employment law issues and is recogised as a leader in the
field of employment law by Chambers' Guide to the Legal Profession. Liz's
client-base spans a range of industries including telecoms, media,
energy/resources
and finance and she also acts for senior executives, usually upon joining
or leaving employment.
Recent Experience
- amending the employment policies and procedures
of an Australian company for use by their UK subsidiary;
- assisting a shipping services company in
implementing a cash-based long-term incentive plan;
- advising a client in connection with the
recruitment of employees from a competitor, including advising on the
enforceability
of post-termination restrictions in several jurisdictions;
- advising an oil services company on the
employment and pensions law implications of proposed changes to their pension
scheme;
- acting for a senior executive in the telecoms
sector on his negotiated departure; and
- defending an international beauty products
company against allegations of discrimination.
Education and Qualifications
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1986
| Law Society Finals; College of Law, Guildford
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| 1985
| BA Hons Law ; First Class; Robinson College,
Cambridge |
Languages
| French
| Basic
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| German
| Basic
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| Italian
| Basic |
Published Materials
| 2007
| Investor's Guide to the United Kingdom,
Kogan Page (contributor)
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| 2006
| Discrimination in Employment - Law and
Practice, Law Society Publishing (contributor) |
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