Qualification and experience
• Bristol University BSc (Hons) Social History
• Solicitors Final / CPE (1st in year)
• Admitted solicitor 1987
• Joined BWB 1991
• Partner 1997
• Specialist in all areas of employment law, with an emphasis on TUPE, Whistleblowers and Disability discrimination
• Experienced advocate in the Employment Tribunal
• Accredited CEDR Mediator
• Member of Employment Lawyers Association

Experience
Martin, having worked within general commercial litigation for over 10 years, undertaking both High Court and County Court cases, decided to specialise in employment and discrimination law.

Martin provides contentious and non-contentious employment advice to clients ranging from PLC’s to large “household name” charities and individuals working in the City.

Examples of work undertaken
• Frequent representation in Employment Tribunals and the Employment Appeal Tribunal for both commercial and charity clients
• Representing and advising commercial client in respect of over 40 claims in the Tribunal relating to TUPE and transfer of service provisions throughout the UK
• Advising on claim of breach of restrictive covenants and bringing injunctive claims against employees in the High Court, and defending claims against new employers
• Supervising High Court search and seize injunctions
• Successfully defending claims by employees alleging whistleblowing
• Mediating internal discrimination claims for charity clients and arranging mediations for a number of commercial clients
• Training and advising clients on TUPE Regulations and applicability of the same

Recent Advisory Work
• Obtaining Norwich Pharmacal injunctions for 2 clients who discovered their email server had been hacked into
• Advising on major restructuring and collective consultation process for a FTSE 100 listed company
• Advising on and negotiating the departure of several Chief Executives and Finance Directors from both commerical and charity clients
• Advising on severance agreements for several Executives resulting in substantial settlement payments

Pro bono work
Governor and Chair of Staffing Committee at local primary school

Lectures/Publications
• CLT Training
• Employment Injunctions conference
• DSC Employment law conference
• Contributed employment section in BWB book entitled “Entrepreneur’s Guide to Business Law”
• Written articles on a number of aspects of employment law
• Presented seminars on Restructuring/Redundancy, managing sickness absence, TUPE and employee status