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{{Short description|British solicitor}}
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'''Camilla Palmer''' is a [[solicitor]] specialising in [[employment law]] and was appointed a [[Queen's Counsel]] in 2015.<ref name=NLJ/> She founded the legal partnership Palmer Wade, the forum Women's Equality Network and the charity Your Employment Settlement Service (YESS) which arbitrates and negotiates employment disputes.<ref name=NLJ/>
'''Camilla Palmer''' is a [[solicitor]] specialising in [[employment law]] and was appointed a [[Queen's Counsel]] in 2015.<ref name=NLJ/> She founded the legal partnership Palmer Wade, the forum Women's Equality Network and the charity Your Employment Settlement Service (YESS) which arbitrates and negotiates employment disputes.<ref name=NLJ/>


==Biography==
==Legal career==
She started her career as the secretary for [[Henry Hodge]] at the [[Child Poverty Action Group]].<ref name=NLJ/> She subsequently worked at [[Gingerbread]] advising single parents and then took a law degree at the [[London School of Economics]] where she focused upon [[social justice]], studying the legal aspects of [[sex discrimination]].<ref name=NLJ/> She then worked for a variety of legal employers, including [[Bindmans LLP]], before setting up her own partnership, Palmer Wade, with Joanna Wade in 2002.<ref name=NLJ/> In 2009, she joined the firm [[Leigh Day]] to lead their employment team and represented the high-profile client [[Miriam O'Reilly]] at an [[employment tribunal]] in 2011, suing the [[BBC]] for [[unfair dismissal]] on the grounds that this was [[ageism]].<ref name=G/> The case was won but O'Reilly left the BBC a year later and founded the Women's Equality Network with Palmer – a forum for women facing similar discrimination.<ref name=G/> In 2014, Palmer started the charity Your Employment Settlement Service (YESS) which aims to provide legal advice to employers and employees so that they can resolve disputes economically without the expense of litigation.<ref name=NLJ/><ref name=HR/>
She started her career as the secretary for [[Henry Hodge]] at the [[Child Poverty Action Group]].{{r|NLJ}} She subsequently worked at [[Gingerbread]] advising single parents and then took a law degree at the [[London School of Economics]] where she focused upon [[social justice]], studying the legal aspects of [[sex discrimination]].{{r|NLJ}} She then worked for a variety of legal employers, including [[Bindmans LLP]], before setting up her own partnership, Palmer Wade, with Joanna Wade in 2002.{{r|NLJ}}
In 2009, she joined the firm [[Leigh Day]] to lead their employment team and represented the high-profile client [[Miriam O'Reilly]] at an [[employment tribunal]] in 2011, suing the [[BBC]] for [[unfair dismissal]] on the grounds that this was [[ageism]].{{r|G}} The case was won but O'Reilly left the BBC a year later and founded the Women's Equality Network with Palmer – a forum for women facing similar discrimination.{{r|G}}
In 2014, Palmer started the charity Your Employment Settlement Service (YESS) which aims to provide legal advice to employers and employees so that they can resolve disputes economically without the expense of litigation.{{r|NLJ|HR}}

In 2023, she joined an employment mediation team based in [[Doughty Street Chambers]].{{r|DSC|Liddle}}


== Personal life ==
She is married to [[Andrew Nicol (judge)|Sir Andrew Nicol]] who is a [[High Court judge (England and Wales)|High Court judge]] and they have two sons.<!--Don't include names, see [[WP:BLPNAME]] --> Her pastimes include tennis and walking.<ref name=NLJ/>
She is married to [[Andrew Nicol (judge)|Sir Andrew Nicol]] who is a [[High Court judge (England and Wales)|High Court judge]] and they have two sons.{{r|FM}} Her pastimes include tennis and walking.{{r|NLJ}}


==Publications==
==Publications==
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Latest revision as of 11:24, 27 May 2024

Camilla Palmer is a solicitor specialising in employment law and was appointed a Queen's Counsel in 2015.[1] She founded the legal partnership Palmer Wade, the forum Women's Equality Network and the charity Your Employment Settlement Service (YESS) which arbitrates and negotiates employment disputes.[1]

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She started her career as the secretary for Henry Hodge at the Child Poverty Action Group.[1] She subsequently worked at Gingerbread advising single parents and then took a law degree at the London School of Economics where she focused upon social justice, studying the legal aspects of sex discrimination.[1] She then worked for a variety of legal employers, including Bindmans LLP, before setting up her own partnership, Palmer Wade, with Joanna Wade in 2002.[1]

In 2009, she joined the firm Leigh Day to lead their employment team and represented the high-profile client Miriam O'Reilly at an employment tribunal in 2011, suing the BBC for unfair dismissal on the grounds that this was ageism.[2] The case was won but O'Reilly left the BBC a year later and founded the Women's Equality Network with Palmer – a forum for women facing similar discrimination.[2] In 2014, Palmer started the charity Your Employment Settlement Service (YESS) which aims to provide legal advice to employers and employees so that they can resolve disputes economically without the expense of litigation.[1][3]

In 2023, she joined an employment mediation team based in Doughty Street Chambers.[4][5]

Personal life

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She is married to Sir Andrew Nicol who is a High Court judge and they have two sons.[6] Her pastimes include tennis and walking.[1]

Publications

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  • Sex and Race Discrimination in Employment (1987)
  • Discrimination at Work: The Law on Sex, Race and Disability Discrimination (1997)
  • Discrimination Law Handbook (2007)

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "M&S Profile: Camilla Palmer", New Law Journal, 28 January 2015
  2. ^ a b John Plunkett (18 January 2012), "Miriam O'Reilly to leave BBC one year after ageism victory", The Guardian
  3. ^ Gabriella Jozwiak (25 February 2014), "Charity set to offer low-cost legal advice", HR Magazine
  4. ^ "Camilla Palmer KC (Hon) (Associate)", www.doughtystreet.co.uk, 19 April 2023
  5. ^ Liddle, David (3 October 2023), Managing Conflict: A Practical Guide to Resolution in the Workplace, Kogan Page Publishers, pp. 225–226, ISBN 978-1-3986-0946-4
  6. ^ Grace Saunders (2008), The Fabulous Mum's Handbook, Random House, p. 289, ISBN 9780099498384
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