Our industrial relations team advises in union and employer disputes

Our industrial relations team works with employers across a number of different sectors in relation to their trade union relationships. Our in-depth understanding of trade unions, together with the importance of maintaining good relationships with unions, places us in the unique position of being able to advise our clients on how to manage and improve their relationships with their unions. 

We can help them to avoid discussions and any disagreements turning into full scale disputes.  Where disputes do occur, we are experienced in assisting in their resolution.

Our employment lawyers regularly advise clients on a wide range of trade union related matters, including trade union recognition and drawing up recognition and collective bargaining agreements. We help clients to manage collective consultation, whether in relation to TUPE or to collective redundancies. 

Our Industrial Relations Work

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  • UK & Europe
  • Dissolving a partnership and damages for negligence

    Advised on a High Court partnership dispute as to whether a partnership had been dissolved and damages for negligence. This claim was brought by our client, a solicitors firm, against one of its partners. It also brought separate defamation proceedings. The departing partner brought an Employment Tribunal claim in response.

    United Kingdom

    Employee-partnership disputes arising from merger

    Advising our client on a number of complex employee/partner related matters arising out of the merger of two accountancy firms, and subsequent restructuring, which included a TUPE transfer of the business.

    United Kingdom

    Mergers, team moves and partnership disputes

    Advising a client on a number of complex employee/partner related matters arising out of the merger of two accountancy firms, and subsequent restructuring, which included a TUPE transfer of the business.

    The merger triggered exits from 6 teams of partners and their staff at multiple locations across the UK. We provided urgent advice to the newly merged entity in relation to the protection of its business interests.

    United Kingdom

    Partnership and employment issues in sale of business

    Advising a major law firm in relation to complex partnership and employment issues in relation to the sale of part of its business to another firm; involving an assessment of different categories of partner, and advice on transitioning of partners (to retain value in the business, and protection of its assets).

    United Kingdom
  • Dissolving a partnership and damages for negligence

    Advised on a High Court partnership dispute as to whether a partnership had been dissolved and damages for negligence. This claim was brought by our client, a solicitors firm, against one of its partners. It also brought separate defamation proceedings. The departing partner brought an Employment Tribunal claim in response.

    United Kingdom

    Employee-partnership disputes arising from merger

    Advising our client on a number of complex employee/partner related matters arising out of the merger of two accountancy firms, and subsequent restructuring, which included a TUPE transfer of the business.

    United Kingdom

    Mergers, team moves and partnership disputes

    Advising a client on a number of complex employee/partner related matters arising out of the merger of two accountancy firms, and subsequent restructuring, which included a TUPE transfer of the business.

    The merger triggered exits from 6 teams of partners and their staff at multiple locations across the UK. We provided urgent advice to the newly merged entity in relation to the protection of its business interests.

    United Kingdom

    Partnership and employment issues in sale of business

    Advising a major law firm in relation to complex partnership and employment issues in relation to the sale of part of its business to another firm; involving an assessment of different categories of partner, and advice on transitioning of partners (to retain value in the business, and protection of its assets).

    United Kingdom

Our Industrial Relations team

Ahmed Alhudaithi
Ahmed Alhudaithi

Partner

Christian Alvarado
Christian Alvarado

Partner

Lynsey Barrow
Lynsey Barrow

Partner

Thomas Choo
Thomas Choo

Managing Partner

Robert Hill
Robert Hill

Partner

Gloria Jones
Gloria Jones

Consultant

Sara Khoja
Sara Khoja

Partner

Robert King
Robert King

Consultant

Akua Kwarteng
Akua Kwarteng

Partner

Graham Mitchell
Graham Mitchell

Partner

Frances Ross
Frances Ross

Partner

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