Matthew Leake
Global Guide 2024
Band 5 : Employment
Chambers Review
Global
Matthew Leake is head of the national specialist employment law and labour relations team at Kennedys. He is noted for his deep knowledge of employment for both public and private sector clients. In the transport sector he is particularly known for his industrial relations practice, while his wider capabilities extend to TUPE transfers and claims of discrimination and whistle-blowing.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Matthew is outstanding. He provides very practical advice to complex situations."
"The service provided by Matthew always comes with the ability to judge the scale of risk of matters raised while always keeping things in proportion."
"Matthew's greatest strength is relationship management. He works really well to understand client needs and is very good at balancing commercial context and sensitive industrial dynamics."
"Matthew is outstanding. He provides very practical advice to complex situations."
"The service provided by Matthew always comes with the ability to judge the scale of risk of matters raised while always keeping things in proportion."
"Matthew's greatest strength is relationship management. He works really well to understand client needs and is very good at balancing commercial context and sensitive industrial dynamics."
