Industrial Relations

Our Industrial Relations Work

• All
• UK & Europe

• Advising Unions in redundancy and TUPE transfers

  Advising on consultation with unions in redundancy and TUPE transfer situations where industrial action is threatened

  Allegations of failure to consult on a change programme

  Advising a company in the UK in relation to a high value claim brought by a trade union for a failure to inform and consult appropriately around a change programme.

  Establishing internal employee consultation structures

  Advising clients in establishing internal employee consultation structures (both with and without unions)

  Legal options of balloting and strike action

  Advising on legal options around, and the legality, of balloting and any calls for strike action (and working in relation to any industrial action being called off)

  Long running Unite Employment Tribunal case

  Advising on a long-running employment tribunal case brought by a trade union Unite, relating to collective consultation and protective award proceedings

  Pre-litigation equal pay case and Trade Union negotiations

  Advising a plc on a substantial pre-litigation equal pay case with over 600 potential claimants, which included undertaking an equal pay review, reporting on liability and quantum, negotiating with the trade union and co-ordinating with an equal pay expert and Counsel.

  Request for registration as a leviable establishment

  Working with an industrial services company in the UK in relation to a request from a training board for its registration as a leviable establishment.

  Resolution of dispute and avoiding industrial action

  Working with an international company in relation to the management of its relationship with its recognised unions, and the management of a dispute and avoidance of industrial action

  Resolving disputes via ACAS and other processes

  Advising clients in dispute situations as to how to resolve existing disputes via ACAS and other processes

  Trade Union rule book revisions

  Assisted in drafting rule books revisions for 2 major trade unions

• Advising against a claim of breach of duty and breach of fiduciary duty

  Advising on a claim against a solicitor for breach of duty and breach of fiduciary duty. The claim raised significant issues regarding scope of duty, conflict of interest and causation in addition to  a number of policy issues which also arose

  United Kingdom

  Advising brokers in a negligence claim

  Advising brokers on a substantial negligence claim for failing to advise correctly on cover required

  United Kingdom

  Advising on breach of breach of duty and scope of duty

  Advising a solicitors firm on breach of breach of duty and scope of duty. The firm allegedly failed to carry our adequate due diligence around transactions which led to the client being defrauded by a substantial amount

  United Kingdom

  Advising on professional negligence in relation to legal property advice

  Advising a London law firm on  a claim  related to advice given on a high value property acquisition

  United Kingdom

  Complex cross-border professional negligence advice

  Advising a top tier, international law firm against a complex professional negligence case relating to legal opinions provided to their client. This matter included cross-border disputes and multi-jurisdictional advice

  United Kingdom

  Defending a UK office of an international law firm

  Defending a claim again a UK office of an international firm relating to advice involving a corporate transaction

  United Kingdom

  Multi-million pound trust dispute between the settlor and beneficiaries

  Acting in a multi-million claim brought against a Jersey-based firm of solicitors acting as trustee in a family trust which was the subject of a dispute between settlor and beneficiaries

  United Kingdom

  Negligence in restructuring a pan-European motor distribution network

  Acting for a magic circle law firm in relation to a complex negligence claim (EUR 60 million) arising out of the restructuring of a pan-European motor distribution network

  United Kingdom

  Professional negligence advice in relation to contract law

  Acting for an international law firm in a professional negligence claim relating to contract advice they had provided

  United Kingdom

  Professional negligence advice in relation to defence litigation

  Representing a law firm in a claim relating to allegations of negligence around the handling of litigation defence work

  United Kingdom