Employment

Our employment lawyers advise on all legal aspects of the employment relationship.

We advise on disputes and problems of all kinds between employer and employee and on employment aspects of mergers and acquisitions, outsourcings and restructurings.

We have vast experience advising on complex remuneration structures, including employee benefit trusts and salary sacrifice arrangements – as well as on reviews of bonus and other incentive arrangements.

Employment

We can advise you on:

• Contracts
• Discrimination
• Employment aspects of corporate restructurings
• Recruitment and termination

We provide representation in employment tribunals and conduct High Court litigation.

As well as providing advice to you, we also provide training sessions for your employees, along with brainstorm and policy sessions to help implement new legislation.

Conscious of the impact of our work on your business, our tax, pensions, corporate recovery and restructuring, finance and mergers and acquisitions teams work together to provide you with a complete solution.

Employment

Lawrence Graham acts for a range of clients across many business sectors.  Recently, we have advised on significant discrimination claims against an international trade body and against a construction company. 

We have advised financial services and other institutions on enforcement and management of confidentiality and restrictive covenant clauses and duties arising in the context of team moves.

We have advised a number of major providers of outsourced services on their obligations under TUPE on entering and existing contracts.

Employment

Recommended by Chambers UK and The Legal 500 UK as a leading firm for employment.

"This team is commended for its advice to clients in the financial services sector on outsourced service provision, team moves and restrictive covenant matters.  It recently advised MPI Aviation on agency workers regulations.  Other notable clients include Brewin Dolphin, the British Bankers Association and NFU Mutual.  Clients praise 'their ability to understand my organisation's needs and recommend practical, sensible ways to progress.'

"Simon Malcolm is praised for his approachable style and 'sound, pragmatic advice.' He advises clients on a range of matters including unfair dismissal, redundancies and TUPE.

"The 'highly personable' and 'creative' Yvonne Gallagher receives praise from clients for her solutions-focused advice. She frequently advises clients on TUPE matters.

"Helga Breen has particular strength in advising clients on public sector projects, collective redundancies and mergers and acquisitions." - Chambers UK 2013

"Lawrence Graham LLP handles a heavy caseload of significant discrimination, breach of contract and team move litigation, mainly acting for employers but also some high-profile executives. The ‘professional’ Yvonne Gallagher and her team act for Brewin Dolphin, NFU Mutual and Panavision, among others." - The Legal 500 UK

The "high-calibre" Yvonne Gallagher leads the firm's employment and pensions practice group. Clients appreciate her "combination of excellent technical knowledge with a calm manner." Helga Breen receives superb praise from her clients, many of whom point to her wealth of experience and her forthright approach. "She tells the truth even if I don't want to hear it and talks in a language that I understand," one impressed source notes. Simon Malcolm attracts recognition for his work involving senior executives. "He has a great ability to get to the nub of the issue very quickly," say interviewees, "and has sharp legal knowledge that he employs in a practical way." - Chambers UK

"Lawrence Graham LLP has expertise in public sector reorganisations. Recent instructions include defending a claim for bonuses by a dismissed broker; and assisting in retrieving confidential information misappropriated by a senior employee. Helga Breen acted successfully for the OLC in the groundbreaking Law Society of England and Wales v Secretary of State for Justice and the OLC. The ‘confident, understanding and professional’ Yvonne Gallagher is ‘full of common sense’." - The Legal 500

"This firm impresses clients with its "practical, balanced and consistent counsel" and "responsive, helpful and human service . . . Head of department Yvonne Gallagher combines terrific expertise with a "no- nonsense" approach. Helga Breen impresses with her capacity to be "robust and merciless" if the situation requires it." - Chambers UK

"The team is 'excellent all round - they go the extra mile and know their stuff'." - The Legal 500 UK

"Bright, affable and creative lawyers whose advice is spot-on." - Chambers UK