Employment group.

Partner in the employment group based in Reading. Practices all areas of both contentious and non-contentious employment law, including advising clients on TUPE, trade union disputes, employment tribunal litigation, enforcing post-termination restrictive covenants and the negotiation of severance deals.

Trained David Phillips & Partners; qualified 1997; joined Penningtons Manches as partner in 2011; previously partner at Shoosmiths since 2006; prior to that associate at Watson, Farley & Williams LLP (London). Publications of note: co-author and editor of ‘Drafting Service Agreements’.

ELA; CIPD.

St Mary’s College, Crosby; University of Salford, BA (Hons) Geography (1991); University of Huddersfield, Common Professional Examination (CPE) (1994); The College of Law (Chester), Legal Professional Course (‘LPC’) (1995).