Employment
Examples of our recent work include:
Bonus claims
Advised a number of former employees of Dresdner Kleinwort in
their well publicised claims for bonuses including successfully suing
for summary judgment in the High Court.
Corporate restructurings
Advised a major pan-European utility on a complex multinational
restructuring involving a cross-border TUPE transfer of a 250 strong
unionised workforce with associated collective redundancy and
pensions implications.
Employment Tribunal claims
Successfully defended our client, a high profile financial services
institution, in a series of valuable disputes, including substantial and
highly sensitive discrimination and “whistleblowing” claims.
Limited liability partnerships
Ongoing legal advisers to longstanding LLP clients and individual
LLP members on board room disputes and rights and liabilities on
admission and exit.
Senior executives
Legal advisers to some of the best known names in the City,
negotiating both their terms of engagement with new employers
and their terms of exit on their departure.
Team moves
Advised on a range of domestic and international matters including:
a large international financial services organisation in relation to
claims in multiple jurisdictions including the United States, Hong
Kong, Australia, Singapore and the Middle East; a large listed client
in relation to a contested European team move and related UK
employment disputes over confidentiality, breach of covenant and
fiduciary duty.
Related practice areas
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