Bio
Ian is an Employment Partner.
Ian advises on the full range of contentious and non-contentious employment matters.
He has particular expertise acting on director and shareholder disputes and corporate governance matters (including director and senior executive exits), alongside advising on large-scale collective redundancy consultations and TUPE matters.
Ian has also worked on reported employment cases in the Court of Appeal and Employment Appeal Tribunal.
Examples of Ian’s work include:
- Advising on complex TUPE issues following the client being awarded a lucrative public sector contract, meaning that significant employment tribunal litigation was avoided.
- Successfully defending claims for unfair dismissal and discrimination, including associated regulatory issues and a third-party investigation.
- Advising a senior executive on settlement negotiations, including advice on entitlements to bonus payments, share options, contractual benefits and renegotiating the client’s restrictive covenants.
- Advising a client on the termination of employment and avoiding complex claims for disability discrimination and unfair dismissal.
- Advising a client in the exit of a minority shareholder, director, and employee, involving addressing the relevant disciplinary procedures, corporate governance issues and ‘good’ and ‘bad’ leaver provisions in relation to the shareholding.