Victoria Davies
Victoria Davies is a Legal Director in Myerson’s award-winning Employment Law Team with over 20 years’ experience. Recognised by Chambers and Partners 2025 as “excellent … a very good, technically astute lawyer”, she advises on complex employment disputes, executive exits, redundancies, TUPE and strategic workplace matters.
Specialisms & Areas of Work
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Biography
Victoria Davies is a Legal Director in Myerson Solicitors' highly regarded and award-winning Employment Law Team.
With 20 years’ experience in employment law, Victoria has developed a strong reputation for her practical and client-focused approach. She is described as “excellent … a very good, technically astute lawyer” (Chambers and Partners 2025).
She joined Myerson in 2025 from a prominent international law firm, where she built an impressive track record advising businesses of all sizes, from multinational corporations to SMEs across a wide range of industries, as well as senior executives.
Victoria’s expertise covers the full spectrum of employment law matters, including both contentious and non-contentious work, and she assists both employers and employees. In addition to providing day-to-day employment advice, she is experienced in:
- Complex workplace disputes, including investigations and disciplinary and grievance matters;
- High-stakes and complex litigation, including:
- Tribunal claims relating to whistleblowing and discrimination, including at appellate level; and
- High Court disputes involving post-termination restrictions and confidentiality breaches;
- Major change management processes, including changes to terms and conditions, restructures and redundancy exercises (involving both collective and individual consultation);
- Negotiating senior executive exit arrangements, including tax efficient compensation packages, post termination restrictions, confidentiality, reputation protection and announcements;
- Advising on TUPE and outsourcing arrangements, including in relation to the application of TUPE, consultation requirements and negotiating TUPE provisions in commercial agreements.
Her ability to navigate these complex matters has earned her recognition as a trusted advisor to clients facing their most challenging employment issues.
In addition to her law firm experience, Victoria has gained valuable in-house legal insight through secondments with a leading commercial airline and a global energy company.
This hands-on experience has given her a deep understanding of the practical and commercial challenges faced by businesses and HR teams. As a result, she is well-equipped to provide tailored, pragmatic and commercially driven solutions that align with her clients’ business objectives.
Client Feedback
Chambers UK Guide 2026
Victoria Davies is a legal director with employment litigation expertise. She advises on matters including restrictive covenant and breach of confidentiality proceedings, and high-value discrimination and whistle-blowing claims.
Chambers and Partners 2025
Excellent … a very good, technically astute lawyer.
Recent Experience
- Advising a major retail business in relation to a complex and high value claim for equal pay, whistleblowing, sex and disability discrimination brought by a senior executive, which carried significant reputational risk for the employer.
- Advising a FTSE100 business on a significant business wide restructure, involving collective consultations on redundancies and changes to terms and conditions.
- Advising a senior executive in relation to their complex and high value Tribunal claim against an NHS Trust regarding extensive allegations of detriment and dismissal due to whistleblowing.
- Issuing injunctive proceedings to enforce restrictive covenants and negotiating a successful resolution for a recruitment business.
Awards & Rankings
Memberships
- University of Cambridge, BA (Hons), Law
- Member of Employment Lawyers Association (UK)
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