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90 High Holborn
LONDON
WC1V 6LJ
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Edward Cooper
Work Department
Employment.
Position
Edward is Head of Practice in the employment department at Slater and Gordon Lawyers, heading up the team servicing trade unions and staff associations and their members.. Edward specialises in all aspects of employment law, as well as advising on the “corporate” needs of trades unions/staff associations. His experience has a particular emphasis on collective and policy matters; including trade union and industrial law, as well as pensions, public law and human rights-related employment issues. Edward has advised on the rules and procedures governing numerous trade unions and has wide experience in advising trade unions on mergers, Certification Officer complaints, internal disputes and industrial action issues. He has conducted numerous judicial review applications relating to public sector employment rights issues, and acted for a wide range of individual workers in a wide range of industries. More recently, he has acted in a number of professional negligence claims arising from the previous handling of their employment disputes by other solicitors and advisers, and advised on the implications of GDPR for trade unions
Career
Articled Simmons & Simmons; qualified 1984; partner Russell Jones & Walker since 1988; national head of employment; Russell Jones & Walker 1990-2012;Head of Practice, Employment Slater and Gordon 2012 to date.
Education
Bristol University.
Leisure
Family, jazz, cricket, films, cooking, tennis,
Lawyer Rankings
London > Employment > Employees/unions
(Hall of Fame)Praised for its ‘compassion and dedication’, Slater and Gordon is well-placed to assist its sector spanning clients with the the array of complex claims. Experienced practitioner Edward Cooper
represents private and public sector employees further to his trade union work, with particular expertise in handling whistleblowing matters. Race discrimination matters are a key aspect of the team’s workload and an area of expertise for Laura Thompson, whose practice also includes assisting clients with sexual harassment, conduct dismissal, and TUPE matters. Private employment specialist Doreen Reeves is well-regarded for her ‘unwavering commitment’.