Irwin Mitchell’s Padma Tadi-Booth talks key skills and flexible working
“One of my career highlights would be acting for a large public company in successfully defending claims by individuals who were challenging their employment status,” says Irwin Mitchell employment partner Padma Tadi-Booth, when I ask her about a particularly interesting matter she’s worked on. The case had a years-long journey traversing the country as it progressed through various tribunals and eventually concluding in the Court of Appeal. “The claim’s success would have impacted nearly 2,000 individuals and would have entailed ramifications amounting to millions of pounds for my client,” explains Tadi-Booth.
She goes on to reveal that the chance to deal with, what was at the time, an area which was evolving, made the case particularly rewarding. “Not only did we succeed in getting a favourable result for our client, but the case actually clarified some legal tests which applied — these have then gone on to be considered and used in other cases when considering employment status,” Tadi-Booth says.
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Speaking more generally about her practice, she tells me that some of her other work involves supporting Irwin Mitchell’s corporate team with M&A transactions, and that this can also be very satisfying. “You have the opportunity to work with clients who may have acquired a company, for instance. It’s about working with them to complete due diligence into what they are acquiring and how...
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