About

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The HSF Employment Team is recognised as one of the most experienced, pragmatic and responsive full-service employment teams globally. In the UK, we are one of few firms ranked as top tier in both leading legal directories for Employment Law.


The team is adept at advising employers on contentious and non-contentious employment law matters, including restructurings and reorganisations, TUPE transfers in the context of M&A and outsourcings, listed company issues, DSARs and employee data protection, investigations (often involving regulatory considerations), team moves and bonus claims in the High Court and discrimination and whistleblowing claims in the Employment Tribunal. We are the “go-to” firm for complex, high-stakes and reputationally significant litigation. We draw on extensive experience to deploy novel, multi-disciplinary, strategic analysis to achieve our clients’ objectives.

  

We are at the forefront of legal developments and take a cross-practice approach to address incentives, corporate governance, tax and regulatory considerations.

Chambers Review

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Employment: Employer - London (Firms)
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Band 1
What the Team is Known For

Herbert Smith Freehills' employment team is widely recognised for the strength of its employment litigation work and offers a wealth of experience in handling all manner of complex employment tribunal and High Court matters. The firm also works with employers on board-level disputes and investigations. It regularly advises large employers from the retail sector and financial services.

Work Highlights

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  • Herbert Smith Freehills acted for the Bishop of Derby in religious discrimination proceedings brought against her Diocese in the Employment Tribunal.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Peter J Frost
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Peter J Frost
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Senior Statespeople

Peter Frost is a consultant at Herbert Smith Freehills, where he maintains his reputation as a go-to solicitor for corporates facing high-profile and bet-the-company employment disputes. His deep experience includes defending significant equal pay claims.

"Peter has amazing attention to detail and gets everything right."

Andrew Taggart
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Andrew Taggart
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Band 1

Head of UK employment at Herbert Smith Freehills, Andrew Taggart enjoys an excellent reputation for his advice to employers on all forms of complex employment disputes. His expertise encompasses equal pay claims and regulatory matters.

"He provides top-notch advice for board level matters. He understands his audience and how to communicate difficult issues."

"His litigation experience is very impressive."

Tim Leaver
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Tim Leaver
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Band 2

Partner Tim Leaver has experience advising large employers on transactional and contentious employment matters at Herbert Smith Freehills. He is proficient in discrimination claims and the SMCR. He also acts as a mental health mentor as part of the firm's diversity and inclusion initiatives.

"Tim is extremely reassuring to have on our side, especially for complex, sensitive and urgent matters."

"Tim is exceptionally skilled and adept at offering sensible and pragmatic advice."

"He has an abundance of in-depth employment law knowledge and experience which helps him to navigate complex situations thoughtfully and proactively."

Christine Young
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Christine Young
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Band 3

Christine Young advises employer clients on a broad range of issues including business restructurings, team moves and the employment aspects of transactions. She is also regularly called upon to advise on harassment claims and the SMCR.

"She knows the law and when it gets tricky, she is always clear on what we should do."

"Her technical knowledge is very impressive."

Nick Wright
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Nick Wright
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Band 5

Nick Wright is a partner at Herbert Smith Freehills who assists clients with contentious and non-contentious employment matters. He is experienced advising on team moves and discrimination claims.

"Nick is calm, clear and extremely responsive."

"He is very pragmatic, very diligent and a pleasure to work with."

Ranked Lawyers at
Herbert Smith Freehills

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London (Firms)

Employment: Employer

Peter J Frost
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Peter J Frost
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Senior Statespeople
Andrew Taggart
1
Andrew Taggart
1
Band 1
Tim Leaver
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Tim Leaver
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Band 2
Christine Young
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Christine Young
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Band 3
Nick Wright
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Nick Wright
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Band 5
Employment: Employer: High Court Litigation

Andrew Taggart
3
Andrew Taggart
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Band 3

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