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About
Provided by Hilary Aldred
Practice Areas
A partner in the Cambridge office, Hilary has specialised in both contentious and non-contentious employment work for over 15 years and is recognised for her expertise in a wide range of individual and collective employment issues.
Hilary also advises on a variety of HR problems, policies and strategy and has a particular interest in the management of re-organisations. She has co-ordinated a number of wide scale restructurings in different businesses as well advising on industrial relations issues across businesses from FTSE 100 companies through to SME and not-for-profit organisations.
Experienced in all forms of employment litigation in the High Court and tribunals, Hilary advises on terminations, redundancies, compromise agreements, all aspects of discrimination and whistleblowing legislation, TUPE, restrictive covenants, remuneration and other contractual issues and, in addition, acts for senior employees, academics and partners.
As head of the firm’s education sector group, Hilary also deals with a number of broader education disputes, particularly for further and higher education institutions and colleges. She is recognised by her clients as providing "pragmatic and highly distilled advice”.
Career
Hilary qualified in 1998 and joined Penningtons Manches Cooper as a partner in 2011.
Chambers Review
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Cambridge-based Hilary Aldred has a respected employment practice and is praised for her work in the education and technology sectors. She is best known for her work with employers and has experience working on restructuring exercises, TUPE compliance and sensitive senior exits.
Hilary Aldred specialises in employment law and regularly represents universities and alternative higher education providers. She handles a range of matters, including judicial reviews and immigration issues.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Hilary is a stalwart in education."
"Hilary has got a real specialism in all areas relating to education and knows the charters inside out. She is remarkable in her high-quality work and gets results."
"Hilary gives me huge confidence in moving forward with difficult organisational situations. I cannot rate her highly enough."
"Hilary is our main contact at Penningtons, and her experience advising on legal matters while understanding the nuances of our business and culture has always been highly regarded."
"Hilary is extremely responsive, flexible and easy to discuss cases with."
"Hilary is a stalwart in education."
"Hilary has got a real specialism in all areas relating to education and knows the charters inside out. She is remarkable in her high-quality work and gets results."
"Hilary gives me huge confidence in moving forward with difficult organisational situations. I cannot rate her highly enough."
"Hilary is our main contact at Penningtons, and her experience advising on legal matters while understanding the nuances of our business and culture has always been highly regarded."
"Hilary is extremely responsive, flexible and easy to discuss cases with."