• Obtained a substantial award at the Employment Tribunal for an employee claiming unfair and wrongful dismissal, holiday pay, arrears of national minimum wage and failure to provide a written statement of particulars of employment.
     
  • Secured a tax free seven figure sum settlement for a disabled senior executive.  Advised on terms and liaised with employer to obtain tax clearance from HMRC prior to client signing agreement.
     
  • Recovered a substantial award at the Employment Tribunal for an employee claiming unfair and wrongful dismissal, failure to provide a written statement of particulars of employment, failure to provide a written statement of reasons for dismissal and a maximum uplift for breach of the ACAS Code.
     
  • Represented several high profile journalists and TV presenters from local and national TV stations in severance negotiations and advised on a range of contractual issues.
     
  • Successfully represented the former MD of a technology company bringing claims of wrongful and unfair dismissal, breach of his right to be accompanied and breach of his right to a complete written statement of particulars of employment.
     
  • Negotiated improved terms for the Head of Legal at a London-based bank and advised on getting around the restrictive covenants in the contract with his former employer.
     
  • Advised several high profile professional rugby and football players on proposed settlement agreements and negotiated improved terms.
     
  • Won substantial compensation from an engineering company for an employee claiming automatic unfair dismissal on health and safety grounds.
     
  • Acted for a former director of a leading fostering agency, successfully defending her against allegations that she had breached restrictive covenants.
     
  • Won a whistleblowing claim and secured substantial compensation for a financial services executive.
     
  • Negotiated a substantial severance package for a senior executive ousted from a large pharmaceutical company just prior to a TUPE transfer.
     
  • Advised a senior manager facing allegations of gross misconduct from a county council.  Secured the right to represent him at disciplinary hearing at which our submissions resulted in all allegations being dropped.