United Kingdom - Scotland • Employment
Addleshaw Goddard
Addleshaw Goddard's team in Scotland is an important component of the firm’s UK-wide practice, which allows the group to excel in cross-border employment mandates. Practice head David Hughes – a solicitor advocate and certified mediator – specialises in employment tribunal proceedings involving claims of discrimination and unfair dismissal, as well as industrial relations issues, whistleblowing investigations and business reorganisations. Kelly Brown is recommended for her financial services knowledge, while the team’s sector expertise extends to retail and transport.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- 'Addleshaw Goddard is consistently excellent, available and approachable.'
- 'Andrea Hunter is technically excellent and combines that with a deep understanding of the business and that personal touch you can't teach. Andrea is undoubtedly one to watch for the future.'
- 'Very responsive, pragmatic solutions and aligned with the business risk appetite.'
- 'David Hughes: Very comprehensive support, reliable and understands our business, culture and history.'
Key clients
- Bilfinger UK
- British Airways
- Waldorf Group
- Royal Mail Group
- FNZ
- Kura
- Federal Mogul Friction Products Limited
- Raytheon
- Circularity Scotland
- Aria Healthcare
Work highlights
- Advised a financial services tech company on a significant restructuring exercise across 20 jurisdictions.
- Assisted a large UK bank with employment tribunal litigation.
- Acted for an aviation company in the defence of a case brought by around 700 claimants following a Covid-19-related restructuring.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
David Hughes