words
“Good employment advice is written for the manager who has to use it on a Tuesday afternoon, not for another lawyer.”
Experience
Selected experience
Priya has advised employers for twelve years, the last six of them at Northgate.
Joined Northgate
2020
Moved from an employment specialist firm to build the employer-side practice.
Retail chain restructure
2022
Guided a 400-person retailer through a restructure with no claims issued.
Plain-English handbook programme
2023
Rewrote the contracts and handbooks of twenty retainer clients in plain English.
Senior Associate
2024
Now leads the employment team day to day, reporting to the Managing Partner.
Notes
Notes from the partners
Short, practical notes on contracts, people, disputes and funding, written for the people who run businesses.
June 11, 2026
July 16, 2026
Testimonials
Northgate quoted our shareholder agreement in writing before they started. The final bill matched it.
Maya Ellis
Founder, software company
A supplier dispute had dragged on for a year. Northgate settled it in six weeks, without a court date.
Tom Vidal
Owner, logistics company
The same partner handled our lease, our fundraise and our acquisition. Northgate never passed us down the line.
Helen Marsh
CEO, manufacturing group
Our Series A closed on time because Northgate turned every document round the same day.
Arjun Patel
Co-founder, fintech
