Chris Cook > SA Law LLP > St Albans, England > Lawyer Profile
SA Law LLP Offices
GLADSTONE PLACE
36-38 UPPER MARLBOROUGH ROAD
ST ALBANS
AL1 3UU
England
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Chris Cook
Work Department
Employment.
Position
Partner, Head of Employment and Data Protection. Chris advises organisations and individuals on all aspects of their rights and responsibilities in both employment and data protection law.
Advising employers on procedural issues such as disciplinary and grievance matters, Chris has extensive experience in collective redundancy/restructuring programmes and transfer of undertakings for business ownership transfers and service provision changes. A large proportion of Chris’ work involves dealing with employment tribunal litigation and negotiating directly with opponents or via ACAS.
Chris also advises individuals who are undergoing redundancy or restructuring programmes, including advice on the processes that their employers should be following, how to handle consultation meetings, and negotiating redundancy compensation packages.
Giving comprehensive data protection advice, including advising on and undertaking data audits to ensure compliance with the Data Protection Act 2018, Chris advises on making and managing data subject access requests, drafting data protection documentation, managing data breaches, and also assists in resolving disputes.
Career
Trained Pictons – qualified 2001 (1999-2005); SA Law (2005 to date), partner 2012. Current directorships: Executive committee member, Depaul UK.
Languages
Basic French.
Memberships
Education Lawyers Association; Employment Law Association.
Education
Norwich School; University of Kent (1998 LLB Law 2(1)); College of Law, Guildford (1999 LPC with commendation 1999).
Leisure
Cricket, golf (handicap of 14), football (supporter of Norwich City).
Lawyer Rankings
South East > Employment > Employment: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
Working out of St Albans, the team at SA Law LLP handles a broad range of discrimination disputes, constructive dismissals, and the use of DSARs in tribunal proceedings. Chris Cook heads up the practice with his ‘excellent‘ longstanding expertise in data protection work; he also assists vulnerable clients with investigations and agency issues. ‘Star individual‘ Beth Leng is particularly adept at representing charities and clients within the financial services sector in senior executive matters, and ‘fantastic‘ associate Christine Caffrey frequently advises HR and senior management teams on unfair dismissals and grievance processes.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
- Private client > Family: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx