About EPR Law
Employers. People. Respect.
Specialist Employment Advice
EPR Law was founded in 2020 to provide entrepreneurial businesses and business leaders with specialist employment law advice within a commercial context. We invest time and resources in developing a deep understanding of our clients’ commercial priorities, ensuring that our legal advice is tailored and relevant to our clients’ needs.
Employers.
We work with entrepreneurial clients of all sizes and in different sectors from the UK’s largest digital bank, international private equity and investment firms and other world leading specialists in fields as diverse as financial services to art and cultural digital image distribution. We also work with fast growth Biotech and healthcare companies, innovative brands in the food and beverage industry and have particular expertise in the hospitality sector.
The common denominator is that these businesses were all founded by courageous and inspirational individuals, who have developed a meritocratic culture of excellence in support of their vision. However, the path to success is not linear and so we see our role working in tandem with you to facilitate your growth and to guide you through periods of refocus and even existential threats. We recognise our services are only useful to our clients when and where we can add value to your business and at the right time.
People.
The world of work is in a constant state of evolution and is currently undergoing seismic cultural changes in terms of flexibility and adaptability having precedence over structured environments and standardised roles and a once in a generation government review of workplace legislative rights. It is therefore imperative that your contracts, policies and procedures keep pace with your business and culture. It is also true that your team remains your principal asset for building and sustaining a culture of excellence and for delivering the business’s vision.
There are, however, frequent times when the two may not be aligned, less commonly come into conflict and in extreme cases actively pose a threat to your business. The ability to get your business “in sync”, address conflict constructively (it is not always bad) and to protect your business remain key areas we can advise you on.
Respect.
Values, principles and standards drive all successful businesses. Fairness and respect for the individual remains the cornerstone of employment law, from the historical wage work bargain that still underpins the contract of employment, to statutory rights not to be unfairly dismissed to extensive and evolving equal treatment legislation.
However, respect must go beyond the floor of legal rights and the moving ceiling of best practice to be embedded with the particular requirements of your business. No business is in the fortunate position to avoid tough decisions from time to time, but how you handle and communicate those decisions can make a huge difference.
Who we represent
Entrepreneurial businesses with a culture of excellence
We work alongside enterprises of differing sizes to provide business-focused employment law advice.
Our clients all have one thing in common, they are led by people with an entrepreneurial spirit, who have created a culture of excellence.
We recognise that our services are only useful where we can add value to your business, and we work alongside our clients to enable further growth. By providing strategic employment advice, we guide them through periods of change or refocus, as well as protecting them from potential claims and/or threats to their reputation.
Our clients come from a variety of sectors, including:
- International private equity and investment firms
- Financial services providers, particularly in the digital space
- Property asset management
- Technology
- Media and Entertainment
- Hotels and the hospitality sector
- Art Galleries
- Biotech and healthcare companies
Senior executives and business leaders
Through referral, our senior executive practice has grown rapidly since our inception.
We understand the particular stress that may arise in these situations, both financially and reputationally. Our advice is therefore compassionate but direct, commercial and where possible discreet, often resulting in confidential settlement.
Where there it is not possible, we will act robustly in pursuing your rights before the Employment Tribunal and Civil Courts.
David Evans
Founder
David is a specialist employment lawyer with over 20 years’ experience advising on all aspects of employment law. He is noted for his commercial and pragmatic approach to managing and diffusing sensitive employment issues and has been recognised by both Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners.
David has a wealth of experience acting for employers across all sectors. He has a particular following in high value, privately owned businesses, including fintech, private equity, real estate, technology and hospitality.
Following secondments at Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan and most recently providing external legal support to the Legal and People teams at Monzo, David’s working style is to be as fully embedded in his client’s business and legal functions as possible. He does this to gain a better understanding of how those businesses operate and what their commercial objectives are.
As a result of this specialised approach to working, he and his team excel in acting as an extension of their clients’ businesses. We are happy to prioritise urgent or commercially sensitive work.
He trained in the City and has worked as a partner for the past ten years before founding his own boutique firm.