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About
Provided by Daff Richardson
Practice Areas
Daff is a partner in the employment team based in the Oxford office. She handles the full range of employment law advice, focusing on advising employers and senior executives on boardroom disputes, executive appointments and terminations. Her clients have included senior figures in publishing, life sciences, IT, academia and medicine.
She also gives strategic advice to employers on business re-organisations and restructuring. She has extensive experience of advising on transfers of undertakings (TUPE), both in relation to business sales and outsourcing.
She also co-leads the firm’s multi-disciplinary education sector group, advising institutions on student complaints, governance and discipline matters, as well as employment, particularly in relation to academic staff.
Clients have praised Daff for her for 'knowledgeable and very pragmatic approach' saying that she 'tends to look at things very sensibly and comes back with a pragmatic response' and is 'personable and easily builds relationships with whoever she's dealing with'.
Career
Daff trained at a prestigious Oxford firm in 1987, becoming a partner in 1995. She then joined Penningtons Manches Cooper in 1997.
Professional Memberships
Employment Lawyers Association
Chambers Review
UK
Daff Richardson has a broad practice that spans both contentious and non-contentious employment matters. She demonstrates notable expertise in restructuring and redundancy matters. She also guides her clients through allegations of discrimination and unfair dismissal, including claims before the Employment Tribunal.
Daff Richardson focuses her practice on employment law issues affecting clients in the higher education sector. She assists with both contentious and non-contentious matters, including contract arrangements and employment tribunals concerning whistle-blowing and discrimination allegations.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Daff has exceptional knowledge and is always able to provide an agreeable solution."
"Daff understands the business and how it operates, and always considers the commercial aspects of any case entrusted to her."
"Daff provides superb support."
"Daff has exceptional knowledge and is always able to provide an agreeable solution."
"Daff understands the business and how it operates, and always considers the commercial aspects of any case entrusted to her."
"Daff provides superb support."