Lucy is a senior associate in the employment law group. Her work experience includes time spent at leading London law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer.
She has extensive experience in employment law, including litigation, personal grievances, bonus and incentive issues, Holidays Act and parental leave issues, collective bargaining, agreements and policies, due diligence and transactional work, and health and safety matters.
Lucy regularly attends mediations and investigation meetings in the Employment Relations Authority, and hearings in the Employment Court.
Examples of Work
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Toll Consolidated (NZ) - challenge to Employment Relations Authority determination on personal grievance (Employment Court)
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University of Auckland - unjustified dismissal case brought by a lecturer dismissed for abusive email correspondence to a student
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Three Foot Six New Zealand - a case on the definition of "contractors" under section 6 Employment Relations Act (Supreme Court)
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NZ Transport Agency - three month secondment to assist with legal and human resources issues and projects
Other Credentials
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New Zealand Law Society (Wellington branch) - Employment Law Committee Member
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Human Resources Institute of New Zealand (HRINZ) - Member
