Employment

Howard acts for both employers and senior executives in relation to contentious and non-contentious employment law issues and has a wide breadth of experience across a range of sectors, including the Professional Services, Financial services, Sports and the NHS.

Howard has developed one of the leading practices acting for individuals in conducting high-value personal injury stress claims in the High Court, as well as bullying and discrimination cases in the Employment Tribunal.

He regularly advises on senior executive terminations, director/shareholder disputes, Team Moves, TUPE matters and provides strategic input to HR departments.

He is a regular contributor to national broad sheet newspapers and the HR trade press, commentating upon work place stress legal issues and developments, most recently upon the impact of long hours work culture and home working in the context of the COVID -19 pandemic

Trained Finers Stephens Innocent; qualified 1992; Assistant solicitor Fox Williams 1997-2000; Partner and co-head of employment Pritchard Englefield; 2000-2003 Partner and London Head of Employment Blake Lapthorn Tarlo Lyons 2003-09; Partner and Head of Employment group Harbottle & Lewis 2009.

Member of the Employment Lawyers Association and sits on its Legislative and Policy Committee.

Bury Grammar School; University of Birmingham (1989 LLB Hons) Chester College of Law, Solicitors Final Examination (1990)

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