Carla Watling

Practice Areas

Carla specialises in litigation involving employee competition and advising businesses on the supply of labour and recruitment regulation.

Her work in commercial employment litigation involves issues relating to restrictive covenant disputes, managing the departure of executives (individually or in a team), recruiting from competitors, and protecting confidential information and trade secrets during and post-employment.

Carla advises a range of clients throughout the staffing industry on employment and HR matters. She also has particular experience in disputes involving financial services businesses with issues including bonuses, variable remuneration and carry, team moves, and protecting client connections, both in a litigation and arbitration context.