Herbert Smith Freehills LLP

Employment, Pensions and Incentives

Consultant

Peter is a Consultant in the Herbert Smith Freehills London Employment team specialising in managing high profile, complex disputes. Peter has been with Herbert Smith Freehills since the start of his career in 1985 and, with some 40 years’ experience, Peter is one of the most experienced employment lawyers in the UK whose views have been sought both by clients and by the UK Government on key issues, and to whom employers turn when they need to achieve the best outcome in a bet the company dispute. He helps clients in a range of sectors deal with test cases affecting many employees, group litigation commenced by large groups of employees, complex and high profile disputes, the recruitment and retention of key executives and teams, and disputes with trade unions involving bargaining rights or industrial action. He is also one of the leading practitioners in the topical area of freedom of belief. Peter routinely deploys novel, multidisciplinary strategic analysis to achieve the client’s objectives and frequently collaborates with other practice groups and offices in the firm including its competition , private international law and public law practices. He increasingly helps clients solve disputes with an international dimension. Peter has recently spearheaded an international initiative to promote the resolution of employment disputes via alternative forms to the traditional High Court and Employment Tribunal. These include domestic and international arbitration, mediation, early neutral evaluation and expert determination. He has also worked with clients to develop internal ADR schemes including workplace mediation schemes and collaborated with TCM, one of the leading workplace mediation providers.

English

Peter is an active member of the Employment Lawyers Association. He has been a member of various working parties consulted by the UK Government regarding potential employment law reforms.

Peter studied Law at Emmanuel College, Cambridge.