Band 1
Provided by Christopher Cook
Chris specialises in employment and data protection law, and advises businesses and individuals on all aspects of their rights and responsibilities in both areas.
Chris advises employers on procedural issues such as disciplinary and grievance matters, with extensive experience in collective redundancy/restructuring programmes and transfer of undertakings for business ownership transfers and service provision changes. A large proportion of his work involves Employment Tribunal litigation, and where appropriate, Chris negotiates directly with opponents or via ACAS to achieve the best possible outcome for his clients.
Chris also regularly advises individuals who are undergoing redundancy or restructuring programmes, including advice on the processes that their employers should be following, how to handle consultation meetings, and negotiating redundancy compensation packages.
Providing comprehensive data protection advice, Chris advises on achieving and maintaining compliance, drafting the necessary documentation, making and responding to subject access requests, as well as managing data breaches and resolving disputes.
What Chris's clients say:
'Chris Cook is insightful, commercial and has a great knack for seeing the other side of an argument, so is able to test matters with frightening speed.'
Solicitor, Pictons
Executive Committee Member, Depaul UK
Provided by Chambers
Christopher Cook is a renowned employment law specialist who has significant experience handling race, disability and gender discrimination cases and also unfair dismissal matters. He expertly advises on breaches of post-termination restrictions and effectively assists with agreements for departing senior executives.
Provided by Chambers
Christopher is an amazing adviser who is very informed of our company and the approach that works for us. He is extremely helpful in assisting us in interpreting the law.
He is personable, a clear communicator, and open to discussing different approaches to tackling issues.
He is very competent and has a lot of empathy.
Christopher is an amazing adviser who is very informed of our company and the approach that works for us. He is extremely helpful in assisting us in interpreting the law.
He is personable, a clear communicator, and open to discussing different approaches to tackling issues.
He is very competent and has a lot of empathy.
