Sarah Gilzean

Sarah is highly regarded in the sector as a discrimination lawyer and is Convener of the Law Society Equalities Law Reform Committee and a member of the Scottish Discrimination Law Association.

Sarah is also an accredited specialist in employment law and has particular expertise in equal pay and industrial relations. Sarah acts for a wide range of clients in the public and private sectors. Sarah also has particular expertise in the education sector and regularly advises independent schools in relation to accessibility, discrimination matters and parental complaints. She gives practical, easy to understand advice and is focused on achieving her clients' objectives at all times.

She regularly advises clients in relation to senior exits, TUPE and redundancy, disciplinary and grievance, contractual disputes, whistleblowing, discrimination, equal pay and industrial relations. She appears on behalf of clients in the Employment Tribunal and Employment Appeal Tribunal and is regularly asked to speak at conferences and training seminars on employment law and discrimination topics.

Sarah is ranked by Chambers for Employment Law and as a notable practitioner in Education. She is also named as a Next Generation Partner by Legal 500.