Biography

Melvyna is astute in her practice and known for fearlessly tackling the big and small issues her clients face with skill, creativity and empathy.

Specialising in discrimination and whistle blowing in the workplace, she is regularly instructed by clients across all sectors to advise on grievances, disciplinaries, work-related stress and strategic exits and moves. Drawing on her background in charity law, she advises her third sector clients with ease and expertise.

Melvyna has fought high-profile cases in the Employment Tribunal, Employment Appeal Tribunal and Court of Appeal and brings her knowledge and experience in these arenas to the fore if and as required to meet her client’s needs.

She takes pride in fighting and advocating for equality in the workplace and deploys her legal skills and experience outside of her day-to-day practice as a founding member and co-chair of the Employment Lawyers Association’s (ELA) Race Equality Committee and formerly chairing the board of a local grassroots charity supporting refugees. She also volunteers with ELA’s ELIPS service and Brixton’s Lawyers in the Soup Kitchen.

Melvyna regularly speaks on employment law issues and in the past has appeared as a keynote speaker at Black Women in HR’s first annual conference and before her employment law colleagues, in conversation with Professor Kehinde Andrews.

Specialisms: whistle blowing; discrimination; work-related stress; charities; financial services; and partnerships

Specialisms: Whistle blowing; discrimination; work-related stress; charities; financial services; and partnerships.