Sarah Astley
Senior Associate SolicitorSarah Astley is a senior associate solicitor in the employment team, based in the firm's Preston office.
Sarah advises clients on general day-to-day employment issues, employment documentation drafting, corporate support in relation to employment matters on both mergers and acquisitions and share deals, together with advice on settlement agreements and employment law training.
She provides valuable advice to assist businesses in the management of their people issues throughout the employment life cycle. Providing pragmatic advice Sarah assists clients in achieving their desired results, taking into account potential risks.
Experience
Sarah trained at a local law firm and has 12 years of experience in employment law.
Recent matters include:
- Providing employment advice on a multi-million pound share sale of a builders merchants company
- Advising a national retail company on collective consultation and what constitutes a dismissal for this purpose
- Advising a security company on their options in relation to an employee where a third party has requested the employee’s removal from their site
- Representing an education provider in an unfair dismissal claim and successfully having this claim struck out due to the claim not being actively pursued and it no longer being possible to have a fair hearing
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