London

Job title: Partner

Telephone number: 020 7865 8454

Email Address: vanessa.latham@blm-law.com

Practice Areas: Employment Occupational disease Stress

Experience: Has an interest in occupational disease and employment law, with a particular specialisation in stress, harassment and discrimination claims. Regularly advises insurers on overlapping issues between the different jurisdictions and policy cover. Has achieved numerous trial wins and discontinuances in stress claims and represented the defendant’s in Majrowski v Guys and St Thomas’ NHS Trust which involved an appeal to the House of Lords but was subsequently discontinued by the claimant.  Regularly writes for legal publications as well as BLM periodicals and has presented many seminars on occupational disease and employment issues. Qualified in December 1999, was made an associate in December 2005 and a partner in April 2007. Leads the team handling stress cases in London.

Memberships/Appointments: Employment Lawyers Association Member of BLM’s Occupational Disease SIG Member of BLM’s Employment SIG