Industrial Relations

Our Industrial Relations Work

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• 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

• Hillsborough stadium disaster

  Instructed to represent Operation Resolve at the inquests into the Hillsborough stadium disaster.

  United Kingdom

  Local authority duty of care

  Representing Chester-le-Street District Council and others, where we considered the extent of duty of care owed by local authority to public when an interactive inflatable art exhibit took off, killing and injuring visitors.

  United Kingdom

  Local Authority public liability advice

  Advising the London Borough of Hounslow in the X and Y v Hounslow LB - 2009 EWCA Civ 286 case involving a duty owed by social workers towards vulnerable adults.

  United Kingdom

  Malicious procurement of a warrant, unlawful arrest and false imprisonment

  Advising on a complex and high value claim, over GBP 1.3m, pursued by multiple claimants alleging malicious procurement of a warrant, misfeasance in public office, trespass, unlawful arrest and false imprisonment.

  United Kingdom

  Public liability claim during property demolition

  Successful defence of a house owner sued by contractors for GBP 1 million following an accident during the demolition and reconstruction of a property.

  United Kingdom