"mixes a delightful and reassuring approach with clients with real grit and determination in the Employment Tribunal" - Legal 500 2010
"Highly-regarded" - Legal 500 (2008)
"Debbie Grennan has loads of ability and is user-friendly too" - Legal 500 (2009)
Having had a background in commerce for over 10 years prior to joining the Bar, Debbie is known for her pro-active, commercial and pragmatic approach to her work.
Debbie has practised exclusively in employment law since 2001, having a balance of Claimant and Respondent work which covers all aspects of employment and employment-related issues. She appears regularly in Employment Tribunals and the Employment Appeal Tribunal, as well as in related civil proceedings.
Her Claimant clients have included some very senior and high profile individuals from a number of professions, including celebrity chefs, football club directors, medical professionals and very senior public sector and oil industry employees. She receives regular instructions from a number of large, high profile Respondent lay clients, including several local authorities, police authorities, NHS Trusts, schools and solicitors' practices.
Debbie also has specific expertise in relation to disciplinary proceedings before professional bodies, particularly in relation to the medical profession, such as the GMC and NMC.
Debbie is on the Equality and Human Rights Commissions' Panel of approved barristers in relation to her discrimination work. She is presently instructed by a Local Authority to deal with over 1000 equal pay claims and has previously been instructed by one of the largest trade unions to advise as to the implications of the closure of one of the country's biggest dockyards.
Debbie lectures and delivers regular training seminars on all aspects of employment law, for both professional and lay audiences.
Professional Memberships
Employment Lawyers Association
Employment Law Bar Association
Western Circuit
Notable Cases
Wright v Weed Control Ltd UKEST/0492/07
Ranger v BIT Systems UKEAT/0049/07
Walker v Hiberna FM UKEAT/0242/06
Mark Insulations v Bunker UKEAT/0331/05
Scorah v Thomas UKEAT/0577/05
