Harriet Bowtell, Solicitor

• Area of expertise: Employment & Senior Executives
• Office: London - Swinton House
• Email:h.bowtell@rjw.co.uk
• Telephone:020 7657 1505

Expertise

Harriet is an assistant solicitor in the London Employment Department.

Experience

Harriet has experience of advising on contentious and non-contentious employment law issues from contractual disputes to discrimination claims. She has experience in dealing with a wide variety of clients including large public and private organisations, senior executives and junior employees.

Education

Harriet graduated from Leeds University with a degree in French and went on to complete her professional training at the College of law in Guildford. Harriet trained at Stephenson Harwood Solicitors, qualifying in 2001. From 2005 Harriet carried out a professional support lawyer role at DLA Piper before joining Russell Jones & Walker in 2006.

Publications

Harriet has written many articles and given presentations on a variety of employment law issues such as bullying and harassment, sex discrimination and the statutory discipline and grievance procedures. She is also a member of the Employment Lawyers Association.
Age Discrimination - can it really be justified? - Accountancy Age: November 2007

Interests and hobbies

Harriet’s interests include walking, singing, theatre and travel.

• Mother of disabled child wins landmark discrimination claim
• Solicitor forced to retire launches age discrimination claim
• Church worker wins £35k after tribunal rules he was bullied
• Mother discusses sex discrimination tribunal success
• Three disabled teens win discrimination case against salon