Sarah Gilzean

Sarah is a Partner in Morton Fraser's highly rated Employment team. Sarah is an accredited specialist in discrimination law, one of only 12 in Scotland. She 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. Sarah acts for a wide range of employer and employee 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 issues and parental complaints. She gives practical, easy to understand advice and is focused on achieving her client's objectives at all times.

 

She regularly advises both employers and employees 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 was considered an Associate to Watch in Employment law by Chambers and Partners and was named a 'Star Associate' by Legal 500 in 2022.