Thérèse Rankin
Email Thérèse
'Thanks again for your meticulous work towards achieving [a successful] outcome
Your advice worked very well…it was much easier for me with your straightforward help and support
Thank you for your very calm approach
Sensible and practical…thank you for hard work turning around the documents so quickly…and for your help throughout the process
Very clear and very helpful…many thanks for responding so speedily
Thank you for offering to "go the second mile"
I trained as a solicitor at Mills & Reeve in Cambridge, and joined the Employment team at Bates Wells as a newly qualified solicitor in September 2012. After taking a sabbatical in 2014 to spend some time travelling and setting up a small business, I returned to the team in June 2016.
I advise predominantly employer clients in relation to a broad range of employment law matters, including terms and conditions of employment, working time, pregnancy and maternity rights, equality and discrimination issues, grievances, disciplinaries, and performance management. I also undertake a broad range of contentious work on cases in the Employment Tribunal, Employment Appeal Tribunal and Court of Appeal, including in relation to claims for unfair dismissal, discrimination and whistleblowing; as well as negotiating and drafting settlement agreements.
Drafting and reviewing contracts of employment, policies and procedures
Advising an education sector client in relation to gender segregation and allegations of sex discrimination
Assisting a large healthcare sector client with an internal investigation into allegations of harassment and disability and race discrimination
Advising an international organisation in relation to their statutory maternity and paternity leave and pay obligations and applicable statutory immunities
Advising a charity sector client in relation to sleep-in shifts, working time and National Minimum Wage obligations
Advising an education sector client in relation to the election of a women's officer and Equality Act implications
Successfully defending an Employment Tribunal claim for disability discrimination and whistleblowing for a client in the regulatory sector
Assisting with an appeal to the Court of Appeal in respect of a claim relating to marriage discrimination and unfair dismissal
Negotiating and advising employer and employee clients in relation to settlement agreements
Qualifications and career
University of Bristol, BA (Hons) History with French, 2006
The College of Law, Graduate Diploma in Law, 2008
The College of Law, Legal Practice Course, 2009
Mills & Reeve LLP, training contract, 2011
Joined Bates Wells, 2012
Sabbatical, 2014 - 2016
Returned to Bates Wells, 2016
Promoted to Associate, Bates Wells, 2018
Pro bono, memberships, and appointments
Pro-bono Legal Adviser at South West London Law Centres
Member of the Employment Lawyers Association
Member of the Industrial Law Society
GDPR one year on
The Impact Economy Brief | 19 July
Retroactive changes made to Tier 2 and 5 Sponsors Guidance by the Home Office
Caraline Johnson speaks to Schools Week on academisation and the importance of consultation
Parity on Purpose: how businesses and the public sector can help one another make a difference
Purpose and Relationships: the public sector's antidote to the Brexit malaise
Green eggs and ham for lawyers
Charities, climate change and investments
Legacies, ethics and reputational risks: Bates Wells writes for Civil Society
Employment Insight: Can covert recordings made by employees amount to gross misconduct?
Cyber fraud – protecting your organisation in a digital world
Legacies Roundup | July 2019
Bates Wells Briefing for Charities & Social Enterprises | 9 July
Connections with a non-charity guidance key themes
The Times covers 2019 Stephen Lloyd Awards
What are the implications of the ICO's latest publications on cookies and Adtech?