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22 October 2024
Categories: Movers & Shakers , Profession
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Hill Dickinson—Padma Tadi-Booth

New partner for Leeds employment team

Hill Dickinson has announced the appointment of Padma Tadi-Booth, who joins the firm as a commercial employment partner in its Leeds office. 

Padma brings over 15 years of experience to the firm and has advised on a wide range of employment issues. Her areas of expertise include employment contracts, consultancy and service agreements, equal pay issues, status disputes, redundancies, settlement agreements and disclosure obligations associated with corporate transactions.

She joins the firm from Irwin Mitchell, where she was an employment and employment-related business immigration partner advising on a variety of contentious and non-contentious issues in relation to employment law. 

Padma said: ‘Joining a firm with such ambitious growth plans for Leeds is an exciting next step in my career. Hill Dickinson has grown rapidly in the city over the past couple of years and has a great team, so this is a great opportunity for me to continue helping employers across the country with the issues they face. Employment law is on the cusp of significant change, and I cannot wait to get started.’

Glenn Hayes (pictured above with Padma), employment partner at Hill Dickinson, said: ‘With extensive experience in employment law, Padma’s arrival will help us continue to deliver expert legal advice to our clients, further enhancing our fast-growing regional practice. With employment legislation looking to develop significantly in the coming years, Padma will play a key part in managing our clients through this period of change. Her passion for employment law is evident to all and the team is excited for her to get started.’

Fiona Parry, head of business services at Hill Dickinson, said: ‘As we continue to strengthen our business services offering, Padma will help us build on the developments we have made in our Leeds office this year. Having expanded our national employment team into Leeds less than 12 months ago, the growth the team has already achieved is exceptional. Padma’s deep expertise in employment law and employment-related business immigration will only add to this growth, and we are very excited to be welcoming her to the firm.’

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