Herrington Carmichael LLP

Employment

Matt is an experienced employment lawyer who regularly advises employers and senior executives on a broad range of employment law matters. Matt has a particular interest in advising businesses on: protecting their confidential information and commercial connections including the use of post-termination restrictions/restrictive covenants; reorganisations and redundancy; and TUPE (transfer of undertakings) on business transfers and change in service providers and outsourcing.

Recent Experience

Post-termination Restrictions

• Advising new employer in successfully defending a claim in relation to a team move of 42 employees
• Successfully enforcing post-termination restrictions against a former employee including obtaining a significant settlement payment
• Advising senior executives on the extent of their post-termination restrictions and advising on strategy that allowed them to set up a competing business
• Sat on the Employers Lawyers Association working party looking at The Government’s proposed reform of post-termination restrictions

Reorganisations

• Advising international publisher on large scale redundancy plan including collective consultation
• Advising European business on closure of its UK sites including designing consultation process
• Advising employer on employment contract variation programme including complying with collective consultation obligations

TUPE

• Advising UK subsidiary of US business on TUPE obligations on acquisition of UK business
• Defending multi-action claim brought against employer by large number of employees claiming TUPE applied on termination of contract
• Drafting complex TUPE provisions dealing with transfer in, management and exit of employee on a complex and high value outsourcing agreement in the energy sector.

Matt is an avid Liverpool FC fan and when not trying to get to Anfield to watch the reds, you can find him walking his dog or out for a run.