Complex employment law disputes

We recognise that disputes can be costly, not just financially but also in lost management time, damage to reputations and loss of productivity.

Early intervention leads to a positive outcome for everyone. We have earned a reputation among clients and peers for managing matters swiftly and sensitively, so that that they rarely appear in Employment Tribunals.

However, where disputes cannot be resolved sensibly, we take a thorough and no-nonsense approach to defending our clients, especially against speculative litigation complaints. We have an excellent track record of defending employers against such claims.

Recent Matters

• The withdrawal, at no cost to the client, of a purportedly high value discrimination claim brought against a prominent Mayfair based client.
• Obtaining a deposit order and subsequent strike out of a race discrimination complaint for a London technology firm and then a further costs award on the grounds of the Claimant’s unreasonable behaviour. 
• The withdrawal, at no cost to the client, of a sex discrimination complaint brought following a redundancy exercise that their previous solicitors had advised upon. 
• Successfully defending a race discrimination and constructive unfair dismissal claim brought by a hotel manager at a London hotel.