Daff Richardson

Her practice for employers focuses mainly on education and tech sector clients, to whom she gives strategic advice on developing areas of employment law, as well as handling sensitive individual and collective employee relations situations, including guidance on re-organisations and restructuring, disputes between academics and institutions, and senior executive appointments and departures. She also frequently acts for senior executives and academics individually on disputes with their employers, severance arrangements and restrictive covenants.

Daff’s education work involves advising institutions on student matters (including complaints, disciplinary matters such as harassment, fitness to study and Equality Act issues), governance, and employment in relation to academic staff. She also advises employment and education clients on data protection questions including complex data subject access requests, data breaches and general compliance with data protection legislation.

She is recognised as a leader in her field in the legal directories where clients have praised her approach to their work. Chambers UK notes that ‘she is extremely personable, very relaxed which in turn relaxes the client, and has a great deal of gravitas, building confidence in what you are trying to do’. She is a member of the Employment Lawyers Association.