BURNESS Paull has further strengthened its market-leading employment team with the appointment of Claire Scott as a partner and Lisa Byars as a director, as the firm continues to see strong and growing demand for specialist advice linked to the increasing complexity of the employment law landscape.
Scott and Byars, who both return to Burness Paull having worked for the firm earlier in their careers, act for a broad national and international client base advising on UK employment law. Based in Aberdeen, they have particular expertise in the energy, infrastructure and financial services sectors.
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Mandy Laurie, head of employment at Burness Paull, said: “The increasing complexity of the employment law landscape means that we continue to see strong demand for specialist employment advice across all sectors. Our expectation is that demand will only grow further as our clients prepare for the UK government’s forthcoming reforms, which have been dubbed the biggest upgrade to rights at work for a generation.
“The energy sector is undergoing a period of significant change as we increase our reliance on renewables and other clean energy sources. Claire and Lisa’s expertise sits at the intersection of where energy and employment matters meet, which means they are ideally placed to advise organisations on the employment law considerations of the transition to net zero.
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