Tabitha Al-Mahdawie Senior Associate

Senior Associate
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Tabitha specialises in all aspects of employment law and employee data privacy.

She advises on a broad range of employment law issues including corporate transactions, TUPE, restrictive covenants, contentious matters such as high-value employment tribunal claims and day-to-day work place issues.

Tabitha is also experienced in data privacy and lectures on this topic. She is a member of the firm’s data privacy group and is certified as a member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP).

Tabitha predominantly advises employers and while she advises clients in a broad range of sectors, she has particular experience in advising major corporates, hedge funds and private equity houses.

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Finsbury Glover

Advising Finsbury Glover Hering on the employment aspects of their merger and buy-in opposite WPP plc.

Private equity firm

Advising a private equity firm on the contested terms of departure, including in relation to leaver status under carried interest and associated schemes.

Multi-national business

Defending a multi-national business against an unfair dismissal claim from a senior executive.

High profile employer

Advising a high profile employer on the settlement of unfair dismissal and sexual harassment claims by a senior employee.

Financial institution

Advising a financial institution on a complex whistleblowing claim.

Direct and indirect post termination restrictions

Advising on direct and indirect post termination restrictions in employment and partnership arrangements.

Visa Inc

Advising Visa Inc. on the employment aspects of its global takeover of Visa Europe including collective issues in the UK and works council issues in France.

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Welcome clarity on data subject access requests

Tabitha Al-Mahdawie 22 Oct 2020
The ICO has published detailed guidance on data subject access requests (SARs) the key features of which are summarised below.
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Coronavirus update – Chancellor announces innovative "kickstart" to the post-Covid economy

Seán Lavin, Tabitha Al-Mahdawie 09 Jul 2020
The UK Government has not shied away from significant public expenditure during the coronavirus pandemic, most notably the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) which has seen...
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Regulatory, employment and data protection considerations for businesses considering Covid-19 testing for employees

Malcolm Walton, Hayley Robinson, Tabitha Al-Mahdawie, Andrew Morrison 14 May 2020
As the current Covid-19 crises progresses and countries across Europe start to move towards relaxing lockdown restrictions, businesses will increasingly need to think about how to...
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