Serena Mckelvie

Associate

Serena provides advice to corporate, institutional and individual clients on a broad range of contentious and non-contentious employment issues. Her work includes advising in relation to the conduct of employment litigation (including discrimination, whistleblowing and unfair dismissal claims), disciplinary and grievance procedures, compromise agreements, redundancy and TUPE.

Her employer clients include charities (including schools) and media organisations.

Who we help

Serena works closely with a leading UK university providing support on day-to-day HR matters as well as running complex Employment Tribunal claims.

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Serena advises several media organisations including newspapers and other publishers in relation to contentious and non-contentious employment matters. In particular, Serena has been involved in several Employment Tribunal claims involving media organisations and has provided advise in relation to business restructuring and reorganisations.

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Serena advises a number of charities (both operational and grant making) on a broad range of employment matters, including policy and contract reviews, redundancy plans and equal opportunities.

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Serena Mckelvie

Contact details

Tel:  +44 (0)20 3375 7000
Fax: +44 (0)20 3375 5127
Email:  
serena.mckelvie@farrer.co.uk
Secretary: 
deborah.skinner@farrer.co.uk

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Career

Having completed her training contract at Norton Rose in February 2007, Serena spent three and a half years at Clarkslegal LLP. During this time, she spent three months seconded to the in-house legal team at British Sky Broadcasting. Serena joined Farrer & Co in August 2010.

Education

Bristol University