Annabel Mackay

Annabel advises clients on the full range of employment issues, with a focus on compliance-related work in regulated sectors and complex global projects (M&A, outsourcing and carve-outs).

She spent 18 months on secondment to the legal teams of two leading investment banks where she advised on a range of cross-border employment matters.

Annabel has also provided on-site support to clients in relation to significant integration and harmonisation projects.

• Managing cross-border projects including acquisitions and disposals, outsourcing and insourcing of services and carve-outs.


• Advising on complex redundancy and restructuring exercises in unionised environments.


• Assisting with workplace investigations and cultural reviews involving non-financial misconduct allegations.


• Advising employers in respect of business protection issues, including the enforcement of post-termination restrictions.


• Managing multijurisdictional compliance projects for global employers.


• Advising large corporates in connection with the defence of discrimination and whistleblowing complaints.


• Advising businesses in respect of senior executive hires and departures.


• Providing guidance on collective rights issues, including industrial action and associated injunction proceedings.

• Band 5, Chambers & Partners 2024
• Rising Star, Legal 500 2024

• Employment Lawyers Association - Member, Training Committee

• Employment Tribunal Litigant in Person Support Scheme - Volunteer