Christina Leung

Associate

Christina is an associate in the employment team. As an experienced employment lawyer, she is dedicated to providing comprehensive legal support and guidance to both employers and employees. With a deep understanding of employment law, Christina proactively helps clients to resolve workplace disputes efficiently and effectively.

Her approach is client-focused and commercial, providing strategic solutions tailored to each unique situation. She advises on a broad range of contentious and non-contentious employment matters, including recruitment, contracts of employment including restrictive covenant clauses, termination of employment, and confidentiality clauses. Christina also advises on disciplinary and grievance issues, data protection compliance, absence management, discrimination, performance management, settlement agreements, family-friendly rights, TUPE transactions and restructuring matters.

I am committed to delivering high-quality legal solutions with creativity and professionalism. My goal is to help clients navigate the complexities of employment law and achieve favourable outcomes. Whether you are an employer seeking to ensure compliance or an employee facing workplace challenges, I am here to provide the expert legal support you need.

Christina Leung, Associate

Christina regularly drafts and reviews employment contracts, service agreements and consultancy agreements, and advises on bringing and defending tribunal claims, as well as on the employment aspects of corporate acquisitions and disposals. She provides tailored and practical solutions to senior executives seeking advice on exiting their businesses. Christina also represents clients in negotiations, mediations, and litigation related to employment disputes. She writes articles and offers training and seminars on employment law topics to help businesses stay on top of the developments in employment law and maintain a compliant and respectful workplace. Christina is a member of the Employment Lawyers Association.

Recent work highlights

Race and disability discrimination

Acting on behalf of a large education establishment to defend claims of race and disability discrimination and unfair dismissal in the Employment Tribunal.

Complex disciplinary proceedings

Advising employers in relation to the conduct of complex disciplinary and grievance proceedings.

Defence of motoring association

Acting on behalf of a large motoring association to defend claims of disability discrimination and unfair dismissal in the Employment Tribunal.

Data protection obligations

Advising a major US relocation services company with subsidiaries worldwide on its data protection obligations under the GDPR and DPA 2018.

Senior executives exit

Assisting a German mail and logistics company with exiting senior executives employed by its UK subsidiary.