Alice Beech

Alice Beech appears regularly in the Employment Tribunal in case management, preliminary and final hearings across the full spectrum of claims, on behalf of both Claimants and Respondents.

Recent instructions include:

• Successfully defending a claim for whistleblowing detriment and automatic unfair dismissal for a Respondent school at an eight-day final hearing;
• A number of TUPE claims for both Respondents and Claimants, including representing 9 Claimants in a group claim for dismissal and failure to inform and consult;
• A seven-day direct race and/or sex discrimination claim for a Claimant salesperson;
• Advising a telecommunications provider on a claim for discrimination arising for disability, a failure to make reasonable adjustments and unfair dismissal.

Alice became a tenant in 2021, having undertaken pupillage with No5’s Employment Group under the supervision of Jack Feeny. During pupillage, she principally worked on discrimination, whistleblowing and TUPE matters in the ET and EAT involving public sector respondents, such as NHS trusts and Government departments, as well as large private sector employers. She also assisted on a number of litigated matters on behalf of police officers involving police pensions and pay, and public law and personal injury cases in an employment context.

Before pupillage, Alice spent two years in the legal department of a trade union, representing members in their employment tribunal matters. She also worked as an immigration adviser and has drawn on this experience where immigration status has had a bearing on claims. Alice is a member of the advisory board of the Work Rights Centre, a charity that advises and advocates on behalf of migrant workers.

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