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Suzannah Cotterill has been appointed to the Sport Resolutions Panel of Mediators from 1 April 2024. As well as her family law practice, Suzannah focuses on sports law, mostly equestrian law. She advises and represents parties in disputes involving horse sales and purchases, breach of contract as well as in related personal injury claims. She also acts for clients before sporting disciplinary and regulatory bodies.

Nikolas Clarke represented Mr and Mrs A in an unfair/wrongful dismissal claim brought by their former house manager. They were awarded £10,000 in costs after the Employment Tribunal found that the redundancy criteria (s.139 Employment Rights Act 1996) were met, the circumstances were fair given the employer's size and administrative resources and there was reasonable notice.

Max Lansman acted for a solicitors’ firm that successfully defended a claim by a former employee. The former employee, a trainee solicitor, alleged she had been dismissed for whistleblowing to the SRA, or because of her pregnancy.

Max Lansman focuses on employment, family and housing law. In celebration of Pro Bono Week, he discusses some of his pro bono cases from the past year.