Amar Rai
Amar is an experienced employment solicitor with 20 years’ experience advising employers on the full spectrum of employment law issues across every stage of the employment lifecycle.
Amar joined ESP Solicitors after having previously been employed by a sister company.
She works closely with clients to understand their organisation, culture and strategic objectives, delivering commercially focused, pragmatic advice tailored to their individual needs. Amar is known for providing clear, practical solutions that help clients navigate complex workplace issues with confidence while balancing legal risk with commercial priorities.
A trusted adviser to her clients, Amar will often liaise with clients to test ideas, explore options or act as a sounding board on sensitive or strategically important people matters. She builds long-term relationships based on trust, responsiveness and a genuine understanding of the challenges facing employers.
Amar advises clients across a diverse range of sectors, supporting organisations of all sizes on both day-to-day employment matters and complex workplace issues
Helen Garrahan
Helen is an Associate in the Employment team, specialising in complex Employment Tribunal litigation. Helen qualified as a solicitor in 2017 and has a broad range of experience across the full spectrum of both contentious and non-contentious employment law matters in both the public and private sector. Prior to joining the team at ESP, Helen […]
Philippa Roberts
Having enjoyed a previous career in local and regional journalism, Philippa qualified as a solicitor in 2014 and has specialised in employment law ever since. With a background in claimant employment tribunal litigation, she spent the four years prior to joining ESP acting for members of major trade unions, building extensive experience across a wide […]
Daniel Rawcliffe
Daniel is an Associate employment solicitor who qualified in 2016. He has experience advising business clients on unfair dismissal, discrimination, TUPE, restrictive covenants, long term sickness absence, disciplinaries and grievances.
He has worked with clients of all structures and sizes in different sectors including hospitality and leisure, manufacturing, retail and legal and professional services.
His fundamental belief is that no business can function effectively without its people, and he is interested in how technology is changing the working world day by day.
Katharine Sherratt
Katharine qualified as a solicitor in 2006 at a leading UK law firm and has specialised in employment law ever since working exclusively for employer clients. In 2012, Katharine took up a role in a large public sector employer as an in-house solicitor and worked there for over 12 years.
Katharine is commercially focused and has extensive experience in both contentious and non-contentious employment law. Her advice is both pragmatic and strategic with a heavy focus on the client’s business need. Katharine advises on all aspects of employment law including redundancy, TUPE and discrimination.
William Lane
William is a Scottish-qualified solicitor with ten years of post-qualification experience. He has specialised in employment law since his qualification and is accredited as a specialist by the Law Society of Scotland. William’s principal area of expertise is Employment Tribunal litigation, and he represents a diverse range of clients—both public and private sector—in proceedings across […]
Alexandra Scarfe
Alex is an Associate at ESP Solicitors with over six years of experience in employment law. She specialises in all aspects of employment law and has experience advising on disciplinary matters, grievances, redundancy situations, performance management, and managing sickness absence. Alex has represented clients in employment tribunals, often handling complex discrimination and whistleblowing claims for […]