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Kate Robinson

Senior associate solicitor

Kate advises on employment and discrimination claims

Employment Group claims

Kate is a senior associate solicitor in the employment and discrimination department at Leigh Day. Kate trained with Leigh Day and qualified as a solicitor in 2017.

Legal expertise

Kate has negotiated significant exit packages on behalf of a number of senior individuals and has experience of bringing claims including:

Kate has also advised about the effect of data protection and GDPR in the employment context.

Kate is currently assisting hundreds of Uber drivers in bringing claims relating to their employment status and is also representing teachers bringing direct and indirect discrimination claims against the government following changes to their pensions in 2015.

Kate has been involved in a number of volunteer initiatives, including Toynbee Hall’s FLAC service.

Membership

Kate is a member of the Discrimination Law Association and the Employment Lawyers Association.

What the directories say

Kate Robinson builds a phenomenal rapport with her clients. They can trust her in everything she does.

Legal 500 2024

News and blogs

News Article
LD Amazon Keyvisual

Drivers delivering for Amazon could be owed thousands of pounds each over employee rights claims

Thousands of drivers delivering for Amazon could be entitled to an average of £10,500 compensation for each year they have delivered for the company, according to law firm Leigh Day.

Blog Post
Amazon Courier
Amazon Employment rights Gig Economy Drivers

Overworked and underpaid: what its really like to deliver for Amazon

Amazon proudly calls the drivers distributing their parcels ‘delivery heroes’, but is the trillion-dollar company treating them accordingly? Here, Bill Lightfoot*, explains what its really like to deliver for Amazon.

Accreditations