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12 January 2015
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Tina Chander—Sydney Mitchell

New associate for employment team

Midlands law firm Sydney Mitchell LLP has announced the arrival of Tina Chander as an associate in the employment team. Tina joins from Martin Kaye in Telford where she managed the employment tribunal division and was the primary adviser for a number of large organisations.

Tina is a qualified barrister and solicitor with extensive experience in employment matters for both individuals and businesses ranging from SME's to large multi-site organisations. She has led a variety of complex tribunal cases and advises on all aspects of employment law including settlement agreements, redundancies, and unfair dismissal and discrimination cases. She has specialist experience in high value terminations, executive service agreements and post termination restrictions. 

Tina comments: “It is great to have joined such a progressive award winning law firm whose employment law services are recognised by the Legal 500. I am really looking forward to helping to develop our employment law services and working on some innovative retainers which we will be offering to clients in 2015.” 

Dean Parnell, head of the employment team, adds: “We are pleased to have such a vibrant and highly skilled lawyer join our team. Tina is known for her enthusiasm and her ability to tune into her clients’ wavelength. She has great skill in providing clear, straightforward and no nonsense advice when clients need it the most. “

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