Sabrina Streeton

Sabrina Streeton is a Partner and a UK-qualified senior lawyer within the Employment & Incentives practice. Her primary practice area is Employment Law.

She advises clients on contentious and non-contentious employment law matters in the UAE, onshore and within the various free zones, including the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) and Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM). In addition to the UAE, she takes the lead on employment law matters in Oman.

She regularly advises foreign and local companies on all aspects of employment law in the UAE and Oman, ranging from recruitment, drafting and advising on employment contracts, company policies and procedures, equity awards and incentive plans, company restructures including mergers and acquisitions, end of service payments, pensions, as well as employment-related litigation. She has successfully represented a number of clients at the DIFC Small Claims Tribunal and at the ADGM Court, as well as at the onshore UAE Labour Court.

She has a particular focus on workplace investigations, including allegations relating to discrimination, harassment, misconduct, protected disclosures and whistleblowing. She has significant experience supporting clients undertaking complex and sensitive investigations both internally and as an external independent investigator. In addition, she regularly assists clients with data protection rights and obligations, the protection of confidential information, and the enforcement of post-termination restrictions in the UAE and Oman.

She holds a second degree in Pharmacology and is experienced in providing tailored advice to healthcare and pharmaceutical clients. She is a member of the Al Tamimi Healthcare, Hospitality and Financial Services practices and regularly provides training sessions and seminars on employment and immigration issues for clients in the Middle East.

Her recent experience includes assisting a global computer security software company in respect of a large-scale restructuring exercise, including providing legal and commercial advice as to the redundancy and restructure process; undertaking an assessment of a leading healthcare provider's UAE operations as part of an international HR compliance review and risk analysis exercise; and successfully representing a global asset management company in an employment dispute brought by an employee before the Small Claims Tribunal at the DIFC Courts.

She has also assisted a leading global payments and technology company with a complex multijurisdictional internal investigation into allegations of sexual harassment in respect of one of its senior employees; advised a global financial institution on the implications of a dual contract arrangement between the DIFC and Oman; and advised a multinational pharmaceutical corporation in respect of its obligations pursuant to the relevant UAE pension legislation, providing practical advice as to areas of non-compliance including available options and recommendations to mitigate financial penalties and other sanctions.

She holds a Legal Practice Course (LLB) from the University of Law (2011), a Graduate Diploma in Law from the University of Law (2010) and a Pharmacology (BSc) from King's College London (2009). She was admitted as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales in 2016 and speaks English.