Marianna Patane

Education

1998-1999: Inns of Court School of Law, Bar Vocational Course (Very Competent) Prince of Wales scholarship.
1997-1998: University of Oxford, Pembroke College, Masters Degree in European & Comparative Law, M.Jur including International & European Employment Law (Distinction), British Academy Scholarship.
1993-1997: University of Wales, College of Cardiff, Law & Italian LLB (Hons)1stClass Professional Associations ELA, ELBA Languages Italian (Fluent), French (Working Knowledge), Japanese (Basic)

Practice Profile

Employment law

Undertakes both Applicant and Respondent work and appears frequently at the Employment Tribunal, as well as advisory work and drafting, in the following areas: - unfair dismissal and redundancy - breach of contract - working time regulations - all forms of discrimination - TUPE issues - restrictive covenants.

Commercial law

Broad commercial practice covering all forms of contractual disputes with court appearances, drafting and advisory experience, including the following areas: - sale and supply of goods and services, - distance selling - credit hire - licensing.

Personal Injury law

Experience in general personal injury & health and safety cases. Advocacy experience includes case merits and quantum hearings, case management conferences, strike out applications Considerable drafting experience of Claimant and Defendant pleadings and witness statements in small and fast track claims.

General Common law

Broad practice including experience of possession hearings & small claims arbitrations involving insurance claims.

Previous Employment

Mar 2000-Sep 2000 Assistant to Head of Public Affairs, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Brussels: providing legal research for offices across Europe, charting legislative progress for clients and updating departments on key developments in EU law.
Oct 99-Feb 2000 Stagiaire in the EU Commission, DG Employment and Social Affairs, International Labour Relations, Discrimination and Fundamental Social Rights Unit (Bar Council European Scholarship 1999 to work at the Commission).

Publications and Lectures

Contributor to the European Commission ' Report on Member States' legal provisions to combat discrimination', 2000, DG Employment & Social Affairs. Lectures on current employment law issues at Littleton Chambers seminars.

Outside Interests

Theatre, travel, cinema, Formula One motor racing, cookery.