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Payne Hicks Beach LLP

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With a client base predominantly comprising senior executives in the financial sector, Payne Hicks Beach LLP‘s ’exceptional’ team is known for handling Employment Tribunal proceedings. Co-heads Peter McRoberts and James Townsend specialise in reputation management and cross-jurisdictional contractual employment disputes, respectively. Chris Weaver has a broad practice covering both advisory work and litigation. Domonique McRae is another key team member.

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  • ‘Peter McRoberts was exceptional. His manner was delightful and his listening skills were highly astute.'

  • ‘Payne Hicks Beach is an exceptional and unique firm, filled with brilliant lawyers.’

  • ‘Peter McRoberts is a highly experienced and established practitioner who has a great knack for being involved in significant and high-profile claims. He acts mainly for claimants and inspires confidence and loyalty in them.’

  • ‘James Townsend is an experienced, confident and assured practitioner, with excellent client care skills. Terrific commercial acumen and a great tactician. A real stand-out legal adviser.’

Lawyers

Leading individuals

Peter McRoberts

Peter McRoberts

Payne Hicks Beach LLP

Peter is the co-head of the Employment department.  He has many years of experience in advising senior individuals, companies, partnerships, charities and professional bodies on all aspects of employment law.  He is well known for advising on sensitive and complex employment-issues.   Senior individuals for whom he acts are drawn predominantly from banking, finance, insurance, the legal and medical professions and the creative world of advertising, marketing, the wider media and fashion.   His work addresses the reputational and regulatory aspects of the employment relationship.  He advises regularly on disciplinary, discrimination and health issues from the perspective of both employers and employees.   His client base is built upon client and contact referral and stems predominantly from the banking and financial sector.  His specialisms are on reputational and health issues.  Much of the reputational work involves the FCA and other professional regulators. He also advises employers on all matters relating to the employment relationship and its formation or termination.  He acts for a range of employers including "celebrity" employers and a number of professional bodies and charities on employment-related disputes. He has high level links to health professionals, particularly in psychiatry.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Peter McRoberts, James Townsend

Other key lawyers

Chris Weaver, Domonique McRae