Sharney Randhawa
Managing Associate, Employment Law
Sharney is a Managing Associate in the Dispute Resolution team of Swinburne Maddison LLP, specialising in employment law and professional discipline. Sharney joined the firm as a Solicitor in 2018, prior to which she trained and practised at a leading human rights law firm in London.
In May 2019 she was promoted to the position of Associate Solicitor and made Managing Associate the following year.
Sharney was recognised as a “Rising Star” in The Legal 500 United Kingdom 2023 edition, with her expertise in professional discipline specifically noted.
Outside of work, Sharney enjoys travelling, spending time with family and friends and keeping fit.
Experience
A Solicitor in the firm’s Dispute Resolution team, Sharney has acted for both claimants and respondents in a broad variety of employment law and discrimination cases.
She has experience of representing parties in age, race, disability and sex discrimination claims, as well as with unfair dismissal and whistleblowing cases. Sharney also advises employees and employers on pre-litigation disciplinary and grievance issues.
Sharney has worked on large scale and high profile cases in the Employment Tribunal (ET) and Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) as well as assisting with complex cases in the High Courts.
Whilst Sharney has experience of litigating cases, she aims to resolve cases as quickly as possible as she is aware that long-running and heated disputes can often have serious and detrimental impacts on clients. She has successfully negotiated the settlement on a number of cases on behalf of her clients avoiding the need for the cases to go to final hearing.\
Sharney also undertakes non-contentious work including assisting the Corporate department with advice on the employment aspects of corporate transactions and TUPE, as well as drafting contracts, settlement agreements, HR policies and procedures for employers.
Sharney has also advised clients facing professional discipline and regulatory investigations, including those before the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA), General Medical Council (GMC) and the General Teaching Council (GTC).
Notable cases
- Sharney acted for 51 claimants against a multi-national company in claims of race and religious discrimination, whistleblowing detriments and unlawful deduction of wages in the ET and EAT.
- Nadine Quashie v Stringfellows (Court of Appeal – employment status and rights)
- Represented 6 High Court judges in claims of age, sex and race discrimination against the government’s new judicial pension scheme.
- She assisted in representing a city broker, Terry Farr, in FSA investigations into the alleged fixing of the London Inter Bank Lending Rate (LIBOR) by all the major investments banks.
- Sharney also has experience in dealing with NHS pay banding claims
Professional memberships
- Employment Lawyers Association (ELA)
- Discrimination Law Association (DLA)
- Association of Regulatory and Disciplinary Lawyers (ARDL)
Sharney has also previously contributed to the Equal Opportunities chapter of ‘Tolley’s Employment and Personnel Procedures’ and has given training on employment rights for the Immigration Lawyers Practitioners’ Association (ILPA) as well as providing pro bono support to OCD Action, a charity supporting people with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.
Awards with
Sharney Randhawa
Managing Associate, Employment Law
Sharney is a Managing Associate in the Dispute Resolution team of Swinburne Maddison LLP, specialising in employment law and professional discipline. Sharney joined the firm as a Solicitor in 2018, prior to which she trained and practised at a leading human rights law firm in London.
In May 2019 she was promoted to the position of Associate Solicitor and made Managing Associate the following year.
Sharney was recognised as a “Rising Star” in The Legal 500 United Kingdom 2023 edition, with her expertise in professional discipline specifically noted.
Outside of work, Sharney enjoys travelling, spending time with family and friends and keeping fit.
Experience
A Solicitor in the firm’s Dispute Resolution team, Sharney has acted for both claimants and respondents in a broad variety of employment law and discrimination cases.
She has experience of representing parties in age, race, disability and sex discrimination claims, as well as with unfair dismissal and whistleblowing cases. Sharney also advises employees and employers on pre-litigation disciplinary and grievance issues.
Sharney has worked on large scale and high profile cases in the Employment Tribunal (ET) and Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) as well as assisting with complex cases in the High Courts.
Whilst Sharney has experience of litigating cases, she aims to resolve cases as quickly as possible as she is aware that long-running and heated disputes can often have serious and detrimental impacts on clients. She has successfully negotiated the settlement on a number of cases on behalf of her clients avoiding the need for the cases to go to final hearing.\
Sharney also undertakes non-contentious work including assisting the Corporate department with advice on the employment aspects of corporate transactions and TUPE, as well as drafting contracts, settlement agreements, HR policies and procedures for employers.
Sharney has also advised clients facing professional discipline and regulatory investigations, including those before the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA), General Medical Council (GMC) and the General Teaching Council (GTC).
Notable cases
- Sharney acted for 51 claimants against a multi-national company in claims of race and religious discrimination, whistleblowing detriments and unlawful deduction of wages in the ET and EAT.
- Nadine Quashie v Stringfellows (Court of Appeal – employment status and rights)
- Represented 6 High Court judges in claims of age, sex and race discrimination against the government’s new judicial pension scheme.
- She assisted in representing a city broker, Terry Farr, in FSA investigations into the alleged fixing of the London Inter Bank Lending Rate (LIBOR) by all the major investments banks.
- Sharney also has experience in dealing with NHS pay banding claims
Professional memberships
- Employment Lawyers Association (ELA)
- Discrimination Law Association (DLA)
- Association of Regulatory and Disciplinary Lawyers (ARDL)
Sharney has also previously contributed to the Equal Opportunities chapter of ‘Tolley’s Employment and Personnel Procedures’ and has given training on employment rights for the Immigration Lawyers Practitioners’ Association (ILPA) as well as providing pro bono support to OCD Action, a charity supporting people with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.
"As this was my first and only need of advice for redundancy during my working life and I was pleased to find Sharney to aid me. The service provided was very professional and enabled me to a seamless conclusion."
"Excellent service from Sharney. I couldn’t have asked for a better solicitor in helping me with my settlement agreement at a difficult time."
