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Emma Anstead ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) has specialised in employment law throughout her career. Her aim is to give her clients practical and sensible advice regardless of the complexity of the issue. She has trained as a mediator and also have a wealth of experience representing clients before employment tribunals. She is listed in Chamber and Partners, where she is recommended for her "direct and personal approach". She joined Proactive in November 2009 following a relocation to Aberdeen from Edinburgh. She was previously a partner with a law firm in Edinburgh where she headed up a team of employment lawyers and HR advisers. Clients value Emma's approachable and professional style and her ability to cut to the core of the matter. Her instinct is to seek to resolve workplace disputes and conflicts wherever possible and to this end she is increasingly involved in mediation and other forms of dispute resolution.
Wilma Davidson (
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Deborah Innes was the Office Manager of Proactive Employment Lawyers from October 2006 until March 2009, when she left to go on maternity leave. Deborah and her family have now emigrated to Australia. We have removed Deborah's e-mail address from the website but she remains in constant contact with the firm and is likely to be appointed as our "Special Consultant in the Southern Hemisphere" when she gets herself settled. Clients who want to stay in touch with Deborah or to be kept up-to-date with how she is getting on should e-mail
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Proactive is superbly assisted by a number of like-minded service providers, who share our values and commitment to excellence in service delivery. These people work in the fields of:
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David Christie (
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) is a partner with the firm and has practised exclusively in employment law for the past ten years. He previously worked as a university law lecturer while completing a Masters in Employment Law and Practice. He has represented clients at employment tribunals throughout the UK and at the Employment Appeal Tribunal. He has trained as a mediator and is increasingly involved in the mediation of workplace disputes. He writes frequently on employment law issues in the media and in specialist employment law publications. He has spoken at employment law conferences throughout the UK. He is a co-author of Human Rights and the Digital Age (edited by Murray and Klang, 2005), which was the first international work to explore the relationship between human rights and information technology. He has particular interests in the fields of employee surveillance, occupational stress and discrimination laws. David frequently advises on redundancy processes and TUPE transfers. He also designs and delivers training to HR and line managers. He is a member of the Employment Law Group of the Law Society of Scotland and the Employment Lawyers Association.
