Jane Biddlecombe

Jane has over 20 years’ experience in advising on all aspects of employment law in a variety of sectors. She is also a business immigration specialist.

Main areas of practice

Jane advises on a wide range of employment issues including disciplinary issues and dismissals; performance management; absence management and capability issues; handling grievances; discrimination; redundancies and business re-organisations; post-termination restrictions; employment issues relating to acquisitions and disposals including TUPE; drafting employment contracts and policies/procedures; settlement agreements, including Director exits; and Employment Tribunal claims, including representation at hearings.

Jane also specialises in all aspects of business immigration law including obtaining a sponsor licence to employ Skilled Workers in the UK and advising on compliance with sponsor duties.  She advises clients on obtaining Certificates of Sponsorship and visas for employees including Skilled Worker visas, Global Business Mobility visas (intra-group transfers of senior or specialist workers), Temporary Worker visas and Business Visitor visas.

Clients

Jane advises a variety of businesses ranging from large international companies to small and medium sized companies in both the private and public sectors.

Expertise & Services

• Employment, Pensions & Immigration
• Employment
• Immigration

I’m incredibly grateful for the support provided by Jane. She handled a preliminary hearing in a complex discrimination case with professionalism and skill, ensuring I felt informed and confident throughout. The outcome was us reaching a settlement on the case for an amount far below the amount being claimed. Jane’s insightful and timely advice on this, and other employment matters, has been invaluable, and I highly recommend her services.

Career

Jane graduated from Cambridge University in 1999 with BA Law degree.  She completed her Legal Practice Course in Oxford and qualified as a solicitor in 2002.  Jane trained and spent the first few years of her career in a Magic Circle firm in London.  She then worked for a Legal 500 Tier 1 employment law practice in Southampton for 20 years before joining Blake Morgan as a Legal Director in April 2024.