Rebecca Harding-Hill

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Rebecca Harding-Hill

Rebecca Harding-Hill

Partner


London
  1. People /

Rebecca Harding-Hill

Rebecca Harding-Hill

Partner


London

Rebecca Harding-Hill

Partner

London

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Biography

  • 20+ years’ experience working in the UK and Thailand, experience in all aspects of employment law.
  • Particular experience in high value litigation including injunctions, discrimination and whistle-blowing claims, and represents clients in the Employment Tribunal and High Court.
  • Advises clients on restructuring and managing business change. She is also experienced in issues concerning ill-health of employees and group income protection benefit.
  • Clients include companies in the financial services, energy and manufacturing sectors.
  • Ranked in band 1 for Chambers and leading individual in Legal 500.
  • Winner of the "International Law Office (ILO) UK Client Choice Award for Employment.
  • Member of the Employment Law Association and Employment Committee of the City of London Law Society.

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Admissions

  • England and Wales

Related Practice Areas

  • Employment & Labor

  • Corporate

  • Finance

  • Investigations

  • Litigation & Dispute Resolution

  • Regulation, Compliance & Advisory

  • Special Investigations

  • Plan Design & Implementation

  • Plan Administration & Fiduciary Issues

  • Welfare Plans

  • Interdisciplinary Privacy/HIPAA Practice

  • Practice Before Government Agencies

  • ERISA & Employee Benefits Litigation

  • International Pensions & Benefits Practice

  • Executive & Deferred Compensation

  • Pensions

  • Share Plans & Incentives

  • Oil, Gas and LNG

  • Payment Systems

  • Cross-border Employment Issues

  • Employment Class & Collective Actions

  • Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation

Experience

  • Transport regulatory body - Advised a transport regulatory body on industry wide health and safety standards for transport operators. This involved a new area of legal challenge.
  • International investment bank - Advised a major international investment bank on numerous claims by senior manager, including sex discrimination. The case was particularly sensitive due to the nature of the allegations, which included potentially criminal conduct.
  • PLC Company - Advised on a board restructure, including terminations, new appointments, and pensions and employment related claims arising.
  • FTSE 100 company - Advised an international FTSE 100 company on a global restructuring exercise, involving 40+ countries and all levels of employee, including senior management.

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