Employment

The firm's Senior Partner and also a partner in the Employment team dealing with the full range of contentious and non-contentious employment work; experienced tribunal advocate and adviser to a number of multinational companies based in the USA and Europe. He was formerly chair of the firm’s international committee and a member of the strategic Board.  Now as Senior Partner he chair’s the firm’s Board.

Royal Navy Officer 1979-90; trained Burges Salmon; qualified 1993; partner since 1999; Head of Employment 1999-2011; member of the firm's Board from  2011 to date; Senior Partner from May 2017.

Basic French.

Employment Lawyers Association; European Employment Lawyers Association; Industrial Law Society; International Bar Association; Bristol Employment Tribunal Users Committee; employment law policy adviser to the CBI.

Attended City University (1983 BSc Hons); Wolsey Hall, Oxford (1990 CPE); University of the West of England (1991 LSF Hons).

Sailing, skiing, music and hiking.