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Provided by Charlie Thompson
Charlie is an experienced employment lawyer, who specialises in complex and high-value workplace disputes.
Charlie advises employers, employees and LLP members. He has particular experience and expertise in: Senior recruitment, remuneration and exits; Mental health in the workplace, including serious psychiatric breakdowns from stress and overwork; Bullying, harassment, discrimination and matters arising from #MeToo; Investigation of allegations of serious misconduct; Employee competition and restrictive covenants; Whistleblowing; Boardroom disputes.
Charlie is an experienced litigator not only in the Employment Tribunal but also in the High Court and appellate courts up to the Supreme Court.
Charlie acts for clients in a wide range of sectors, including technology, media, entertainment, financial services and professional services. He is experienced in advising on private client employment matters for high-profile individuals.
Before joining Stewarts in 2020, Charlie practised employment law for nearly six years at Harbottle & Lewis. Charlie has also worked for two years at an employment law boutique firm, Twenty Twenty Law, having completed his training at Lawrence Graham in 2012. He has a first-class degree in English Literature from the University of Durham.
Charlie is a member of the Employment Lawyers Association and sits on its City Regulation Committee.
Charlie comments on employment law issues have appeared in The Times, The Financial Times, The Sunday Telegraph, People Management, Personnel Today, the Law Society Gazette and HR News.
Charlie’s interests include film, food, football and theatre. He has been a member of the board of Stockroom, a theatre company, since 2018.
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Charlie Thompson of Stewarts focuses his practice on advising senior executives on remuneration, exits and team moves. He is also experienced in handling issues involving mental health in the workplace.
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Charlie is very responsive, practical and measured.
He is really good at standing back and thinking what direction the case is going in and what the best outcome for the client is.
Charlie is a pleasure to deal with. He has a very personable approach and provides clear, commercial, sensible and pragmatic advice.
Charlie is very responsive, practical and measured.
He is really good at standing back and thinking what direction the case is going in and what the best outcome for the client is.
Charlie is a pleasure to deal with. He has a very personable approach and provides clear, commercial, sensible and pragmatic advice.
