Lorraine Heard
Partner
Email: lorraine.heard@dickinson-dees.com
Tel: 0191 279 9284
Fax: (0191) 279 9100
St. Ann's Wharf
112 Quayside
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE99 1SB
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Expertise
- Lorraine is a partner in the Employment Team. She joined Dickinson Dees LLP in 1989 and has specialised in employment law matters since 1991. Lorraine has substantial experience in representing clients across the entire range of claims in the Employment Tribunals, including unfair dismissal, redundancy, wrongful dismissal, breach of contract and all aspects of discrimination. She specialises in equal pay claims.
Experience
North Cumbria Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
Lorraine represented North Cumbria Acute Hospitals NHS Trust in its settlement of one of the largest equal pay claims in Europe, involving over 1400 applications
Various NHS Trusts
Lorraine represents a number of NHS Trusts in connection with other large multiple equal pay claims which involve a consideration of various aspects of the national NHS pay and grading scheme known as Agenda for Change.
Health Sector
Lorraine also regularly advises Health Sector clients in connection with a wide range of employment law issues including disability discrimination, conduct related issues, sickness and absence, and grievances related to a variety of matters.
Non-contentious
On the non-contentious side Lorraine regularly advises a range of clients on the content and interpretation of policies and procedures dealing with HR issues, the handling of practical situations in which employment rules and regulations have an impact, the employment law aspects of organisational change, and effective consultation arrangements.
Equal pay in other sectors
As a result of her expertise in this area of law, Lorraine has represented a number of clients in both the public and private sectors in connection with equal pay-related issues.
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Additional Information
Lorraine has produced articles for a number of publications including The Times, Personnel Today, Finance & Management, The Lawyer, Industry Magazine and Legal Week. She has also been interviewed on the local BBC channel and on Radio Five Live.
Lorraine has also presented training courses on the Employment Act 2002 and discrimination issues, in addition to scripting the highly successful Mock Tribunal events presented by the Dickinson Dees LLP Employment Team.