England - South East • Employment

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Employment: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx

IBB Law

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Divided between Uxbridge and Reading, the team at IBB Law frequently assists the UK subsidiaries of international corporations, in addition to clients in the technology, hospitality, and construction sectors. Richard Devall leads the practice with his expansive expertise in business immigration issues and transfers, and outsourcing arrangements. On the commercial services side, Justin Govier has longstanding experience in assisting HR directors and US clients with board matters, and frequently defends discrimination and TUPE claims. Senior associate Jasmin Dhillon has broad knowledge, encompassing the construction of settlement agreements, employment contracts, and redundancy exercises.

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  • 'Excellent subject knowledge. Very proactive and professional team. Genuinely help with strategy as well as providing advice. Understand business and commercially astute.'
  • 'It's the ability to relate to the business situation, and think strategically, that marks them out.'

Key clients

  • Clancy Group plc
  • Renault Retail Group
  • Link Theory
  • Volume

Work highlights

  • Advised the shareholders of PortAll Limited (trading via Portman Compliance) and Nanstrad Limited on selling their shares to Compliancy Services Limited, which included a roll-over for one of the shareholders.
  • Advising a luxury goods manufacturer on reviewing and updating an apprenticeship agreement for apprentice watchmakers being trained in Switzerland.
  • Advised the CFO of a venture capital company based in Barcelona on the process to dismiss the UK Country Manager.

Lawyers

Leading individuals

Justin Govier

IBB Law

Justin is partner and head of the employment team. He acts for national and global corporates and larger SMEs providing general HR advice, defending Employment Tribunal claims and advising the C-suite on strategic decisions such as restructuring and redundancies. He provides training to HR departments, in-house counsel and management, and regularly presents seminars to external audiences. He maintains personal relationships with lawyers from each major jurisdiction in Europe and a number in the Middle East.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Richard Devall

Other key lawyers

Justin Govier, Jasmin Dhillon, Manisha Fatania

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