Fudia Smartt

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fudia.smartt@spencer-west.com

Practice Areas

Fudia Smartt is an expert employment lawyer with almost 20 years’ experience in advising employees and employers on all aspects of employment law in highly regarded firms. In particular, she has expertise in advising senior executives in regulated sectors on complex discrimination, equal pay, whistleblowing and unfair dismissal claims; regularly securing significant six-figure settlements for her clients. As a qualified DISC and MBTI practitioner, she is also praised for her strong emotional intelligence.

She works as a facilitator for Byrne Dean (which is a workplace consultancy mainly comprised of former employment lawyers), principally working with large professional services firms across the City. Her work in providing training on matters such as diversity, inclusion, unconscious bias, allyship, intersectionality, office politics, and employment law for managers, which compliments her skill-set as an employment lawyer in acting for individuals and businesses alike.

Fudia Smartt is also a sought-after public speaker who regularly gives talks for organisations such as the Westminster Employment Forum, Business Forum International and MBL Seminars on a range of employment matters. Her commentary is also regularly sought by publications such as the Financial Times and she has been interviewed on TV shows such as Jeremy Vine.