Background/Expertise
Vanessa joined the Ford Sumner Lawyers team in 2023 and has quickly become integral to the smooth day-to-day running of our office.
With a focus on efficiency and attention to detail, she supports the team across a variety of tasks, ensuring processes run seamlessly. Vanessa’s dedication to organisation and accuracy plays a vital role in delivering a consistently high standard of service to our clients.
Outside of work, Vanessa enjoys travelling and exploring new areas, alongside painting, learning new things and the occasional movie night.
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News & Insights
Articles by Vanessa
Retentions Must Be Returned – The
Retentions under a subcontract are held on trust by the head contractor for the benefit of the subcontractor. If retentions are withheld, contingent on anything...
Court takes Uber for joyride: but
The Court of Appeal has found four drivers were employees of Uber when they were logged into the Uber driver app. While Uber was successful...
Employment Court widens the definition of
Payments may now be part of ‘gross earnings’ despite being labelled ‘discretionary’ and as such be liable for inclusion in the calculation of holiday pay....
Redundancy – Don’t Jump the Gun!
The Employment Relations Authority’s recent decision in Buckingham v St John (“Buckingham”) serves as reminder for employers to ensure their redundancy policies and procedures are sound. What...