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

• $65,000,000 revolving credit facility

  Acting for the borrower (the investment vehicle of an ultra-high net worth individual) in connection with a $65,000,000 revolving credit facility to fund capital calls. 

  United Kingdom

  £45,000,000 letter of credit facility

  Acting for the lender on a £45,000,000 letter of credit facility made available to provide Funds at Lloyd's to support a corporate member in run-off.

  United Kingdom

  £55,000,000 letter of credit facility

  Acting for the borrower (the UK subsidiary of a global US insurance company) in relation to a GBP 55,000,000 letter of credit facility for the purposes of enabling its underwriting arm to provide Funds at Lloyd’s 

  United Kingdom

  Amendment and extension of its original £106,000,000 letter of credit facility

  Acting for the borrower (a Bermudan reinsurance company) in relation to the amendment and extension of its original £106,000,000 letter of credit facility for the purpose of enabling its underwriting arm to provide Funds at Lloyd’s

  United Kingdom

  Refinancing of an existing £60,000,000 term loan facility

  Acting for the lender (a prominent UK insurance company) in relation to the refinancing of an existing £60,000,000 term loan facility and the residual intercreditor and security arrangements following the refinancing

  United Kingdom

  US$1,100,000 term loan facility financing

  Acting for the arrangers on a US$1,100,000,000 term loan facility financing a consortium bidding for the acquisition of Transatlantic Re 

  United Kingdom

  US$106,500,000 term loan facility financing

  Acting for the arrangers and financiers on a US$106,500,000 term loan facility financing the acquisition of an insurance company by the Enstar Group

  United Kingdom

  US$158,000,000 letter of credit facility

  Acting for the lender on a US$158,000,000 letter of credit facility made available to support the obligations of a prominent UK insurance company under a whole account quota share reinsurance agreement

  United Kingdom

  US$180,000,000 letter of credit facility

  Acting for the financiers on a US$180,000,000 letter of credit facility to provide Funds at Lloyd’s to support and stand account for reinsurance to close business undertaken through a managed Lloyd’s syndicate

  United Kingdom

  US$250,000,000 revolving credit facility

  Acting for the arrangers and financiers on a US$250,000,000 revolving credit facility for Enstar Group Limited

  United Kingdom
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