Libby Hubbard

Professional support lawyer - senior associate

Professional support lawyer – senior associate in the pensions and employment team

My role

I am a professional support lawyer – senior associate in the pensions and employment team. I work with all sectors to ensure our clients receive current, practical and sector-specific knowledge of developments; be they in case law or legislation. In addition, I manage the team’s knowledge management system to facilitate the provision of timely, sector-specific and client-focused advice.

My experience

I qualified as an employment lawyer in a large international law firm and since then have gained substantial experience working as a professional support lawyer in several firms prior to joining Anthony Collins Solicitors. I particularly enjoy breaking down complex legal decisions or legislation and applying their ramifications to our clients’ situations. We do this through regular legal updates, bespoke and more generic training events and specific products.

My specialisms

Employment law
Pensions law

My insights

Employment Rights Bill hub - Update #4 May 20, 2025

Why is it so quiet? What am I missing? Anyone who has looked after children (either their own or others) will know that often, when...

The Pensions Trust to offer collective defined contribution pension schemes May 19, 2025

TPT Retirement Solutions, which runs the Social Housing Pension Scheme, has announced plans to launch the UK's first multi-employer...

Is overheard 'banter' harassment? May 19, 2025

Over the recent weeks, there have been concerns raised about the reintroduction of employer liability for third-party harassment of...

April increases to statutory payments April 29, 2025

To paraphrase the Kipling poem very badly, if you can keep your head and apply the April statutory increases when all around you there is...

Taking all reasonable steps; more guidance for discrimination cases April 8, 2025

Lawyers love this word ‘reasonable’ – I would go as far as to say that we spend an unreasonable amount of time debating what reasonable...

Financial pressures in the social care sector; how should providers respond? April 3, 2025

On Tuesday, 2 April, we held a seminar for HR professionals in the social care sector – ‘Preparing for legal changes and navigating...

Local Government Pension Scheme: changes for a new year April 2, 2025

For the Local Government Pension Scheme, the new year starts not on 1 January but on 1 April and with the start of a new scheme year,...

Duty to prevent sexual harassment; equalities watchdog is taking it seriously March 24, 2025

McDonalds is back in our headlines. The BBC has recently reported on the alarming rates of sexual harassment of its staff rising to such...

Employment Rights Bill hub - Update #3 March 24, 2025

If only the growth of the Employment Rights Bill mirrored the growth of my bank account - if it did I may not be so anxious to blog about...

Employment Rights Bill – make sure you’re ahead of the game! March 18, 2025

Initially, it ran to 158 pages (now it’s a lofty 199 pages post first round of amendments) and contains 28 separate...

Employment Rights Bill hub - update #2 March 5, 2025

The Employment Rights Bill (ERB) is like the lumpy custard we used to have at my primary school; nothing at all would come out of the jug...

Higgs v Farmor's School - proportionate responses and protected beliefs February 13, 2025

The case of Kirstie Higgs and her previous employer, Farmor's School, has finally been decided by the Court of Appeal. Her dismissal was...

Employment Rights Bill hub - update #1 February 12, 2025

Thanks for signing up to our ERB hub - we hope you've had a chance to look at the hub, find your way around and have a read of our key...

Introducing our Employment Rights Bill Hub and subscription service - Your one-stop shop for all you need to know February 3, 2025

The Employment Rights Bill (ERB) - currently 199 pages long with 28 reforms for employment law - is making its way through our...

A good news story – new rights for parents with babies in neonatal care January 29, 2025

As the Employment Rights Minister correctly noted, “Parents of children in neonatal care have more than enough to worry about without...

A Big Mac without a side serving of ED&I? Is the UK following the USA's lead? January 21, 2025

McDonald's recently announced a rollback on some of its ED&I policies. They are anxious to reiterate their ‘steadfast’ commitment to...

Sorry, what did you say? January 14, 2025

A recent Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) case found that comments about an employee’s accent could be related to race for harassment...

2024 in the rear mirror – pretty picture or pretty awful? December 18, 2024

For our annual employment and pensions round-up of the year, we have asked some of our team members to bring their gifts of insight,...

Last Christmas I gave you my heart… this year it will be a robust risk assessment! December 4, 2024

Can we still enjoy our Christmas parties? Black Friday is gone, and so has Cyber Monday, and we are left with panic-present shopping and...

Government’s plan to ban rogue employers who flout visa rules December 3, 2024

The Government has announced a new set of measures to crack down on rogue employers who shamelessly ‘repeatedly flout visa rules or...

The Employment Rights Bill - is it all it's cracked up to be? November 20, 2024

This is the question we ask in our latest podcast. The dust has settled, alongside the powdery snow, and we can now ask some questions...

Menopause and the workplace – creating and maintaining a supporting culture March 14, 2024

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) guidance for employers on menopause in the workplace certainly got...

Employment review of 2023 December 20, 2023

We have had a year bookended by holiday accrual and pay announcements and provisions. Read our employment review of...

Should disabled employees modify their behaviours? August 22, 2023

Brown v General Vending Services Ltd 2023 EAT 98 is both technical and practical in equal measures, no mean feat!...

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