Forbes adds five to employment team

Abigail, a solicitor based in the Central Lancashire office, trained with Forbes and works predominantly with commercial clients, with additional experience working with a number of local authorities and housing associations, advising across a full range of contentious and non-contentious employment matters.

Trishna, a solicitor based in the Central Lancashire office, has experience acting for both public sector and private sector clients, with experience in both contentious and non-contentious matters.

She also has experience with assisting the firm's corporate team during mergers and acquisitions with potential TUPE implications, carrying out due diligence and drafting consultancy agreements with individuals.

Charlotte, a paralegal based in the Central Lancashire office, recently graduated from the University of Leeds with a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree and is starting her Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice (LPC). She assists with carrying out legal research, dealing with clients, drafting and reviewing contracts of employment and policies, compiling bundles and drafting letters/ agreements.

He graduated from Manchester Metropolitan University with an LLB in law currently studying the LPC combined with a MSc part-time. Jonathan Holden, partner and head of employment at Forbes, said: “Our employment team has experienced rapid growth as a result of our sector-specific expertise and partnership working with our clients. These appointments are a direct result of client demand and enable us to continue our work in assisting our clients to achieve their aims and objectives.”