Raoul Parekh
UK Guide 2025
Band 5 : Employment: Employer
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About
Provided by Raoul Parekh
Practice Areas
Raoul is one of the firm’s partners and co-leads GQ|Littler’s international practice. He works across all areas of employment law, including advisory, litigation and transactional support. He has a particular focus on assisting international clients with their UK and EMEA employment law challenges.
Raoul has significant employment tribunal litigation experience, as well as High Court employee competition matters. He is also experienced in day-to-day HR support, including dealing with employee grievances and consultation processes, terminations and drafting contracts and policies. Raoul acts for several “professional employer organisations” (or PEOs), advising them on their UK and international employment compliance strategy and other issues.
Raoul is recognised as a thought leader by International Employment Lawyer for his involvement in high-profile or innovative disputes, projects, or deals during his first decade of practice, and expert opinion on the future challenges set to rock the world of work. He is also recognised in the International Employment Lawyer's IEL Elite, an inaugural guide to the world’s best employment and labour law teams, as a key lawyer.
Career
Prior to joining GQ|Littler in 2015, Raoul worked in Baker McKenzie’s London employment team where he completed secondments to the in-house employment law teams at Lloyds Banking Group and Standard Chartered Bank. Raoul was promoted to partner at GQ|Littler in 2018.
Professional Memberships
Raoul is a member of the Employment Lawyers Association.
Chambers Review
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Raoul Parekh co-leads the international practice at GQ|Littler. He stands out for his ability to advise clients on all manner of workplace issues including internal investigations and team moves. Parekh's client base is varied and includes employers operating in the financial services and technology sectors.
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"You know that you can always count on Raoul to provide you with all you need and with all you didn't know you need."
"You know that you can always count on Raoul to provide you with all you need and with all you didn't know you need."
Articles, highlights and press releases
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Deliveroo in the Supreme Court: the latest on employment status
The Supreme Court has confirmed earlier decisions that Deliveroo riders are not in an “employment relationship” with the food delivery company.
Deliveroo in the Supreme Court: the latest on employment status
The Supreme Court has confirmed earlier decisions that Deliveroo riders are not in an “employment relationship” with the food delivery company.