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4

Band 4

Employment

North West

3 Years Ranked

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Provided by Emma Morgan

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Emma Morgan is a partner in the employment team and is based in the Manchester office. Emma specialises in both employment and business immigration law.

During her career Emma has worked with clients in a variety of sectors and has particular experience of advising clients in the retail, logistics and transport, financial services and housing sectors.

In respect of employment law Emma advises on a broad spectrum of complex employment issues including executive terminations, TUPE transfers and reorganisations as well as discrimination and other complex tribunal claims in the Employment Tribunal and the Employment Appeal Tribunal.

Emma also has considerable experience of dealing with the employment aspects of corporate transactions and commercial contracts as well as advising on contractual disputes.

In respect of business immigration law, Emma regularly advises organisations on the options for bringing overseas nationals into the UK, on eligibility to work requirements and compliance generally. Emma also advises on sponsor licence applications as well as suspensions or potential revocations under Tier 2 of the Points Based System. Most recently Emma has been advising employers on the impact of Brexit both in terms of the implications for their existing European workforce(s) and their ability to recruit. As part of this Emma has also been advising on the settled status scheme and how employers may encourage their European employees to register/formalise their residency in the UK.

Emma also provides training to HR professionals, in-house lawyers and compliance and resourcing teams on both employment and business immigration law.

Emma routinely works with in-house teams in respect of both employment and immigration matters and understands the impact of issues on clients’ businesses and works with them to find pragmatic and practical solutions.

Career

Emma has over 17 years’ experience as a specialist employment solicitor having trained with Simmons & Simmons and then qualified into employment with Kimbells LLP (now Freeths LLP) in 2002. In February 2019 Emma joined Shoosmiths as a partner having worked at DAC Beachcroft in Manchester for just under 14 years.

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Employment - North West
4
Band 4

Emma Morgan is recognised for her expertise in TUPE matters, discrimination claims and complex tribunal claims. She also advises on matters relating to restrictive covenants and industrial relations. She provides employers with HR support and delivers training sessions.

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