Charles Austin

Profil complet

Charlie advises on a broad range of contentious and non-contentious employment matters, including complex discrimination and whistleblowing claims, restrictive covenant disputes, executive terminations, disciplinary and grievance processes, and company-wide restructures. His practice focuses predominantly on high stakes employment litigation, and he regularly acts for employers in defending discrimination, unfair dismissal, and breach of contract claims. Charlie also has significant experience enforcing restrictive covenants against senior executives who have sought to join competing businesses.

Before joining Clyde & Co, Charlie worked at an international law firm in Australia and completed an in house secondment with an international airline. As a result, he regularly advises clients on both UK and Australian employment law matters.

Expérience

• Appearing on behalf of a global construction company in successfully obtaining strike out orders in relation to a discrimination claim;
• Appearing on behalf of an international law firm and successfully opposing a claimant’s application to amend their pleadings to widen their claim; 
• Acting for an international law firm and securing judgment at final hearing in the client’s favour in defence of a complex discrimination claim;
• Advising an Australian logistics company on the exit of its CEO;
• Advising a multinational company on a sensitive investigation concerning allegations of harassment involving a senior individual;
• Advising clients on historical liabilities arising from underpayment of holiday pay;
• Advising a global insurance company in relation to a complex, department wide grievance matter;
• Advising on the employment aspects of M&A transactions, including on UK and Australian employment law issues; and
• Advising a global fuel company on the exit of its CEO and negotiating settlement terms.