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What we do

We act for high-profile clients across the financial services, commercial and health sector including four of the leading investment banks, household names such as Royal Mail and Unilever and leading NHS institutions. We support these clients with their complex and sensitive employment disputes, projects and transactions.

We are experts at litigation both before the Employment Tribunals and the High Court. In recent years we have appeared in a series of reported cases before the Employment Appeal Tribunal and the Court of Appeal, and we acted for Dell EMC in successfully petitioning the Supreme Court.

Unlike many of our London-based competitors, we can offer our clients access to our regional offices to cover their day to day advisory matters, and thereby service the full range of their needs.

What we are known for

  • Tribunal claims involving complex regulatory issues, in particular connected with the FCA and the US Department of Justice
  • High-profile whistleblowing cases
  • High Court injunctions and bonus disputes
  • Equal pay disputes and gender pay reporting
  • Advising large multi-national employers on large-scale projects
  • Data privacy issues in the workplace, including General Data Protection Regulation compliance
    Cross-border projects

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What the Team is Known For

DAC Beachcroft has a sizeable employment team that works with clients on contentious and non-contentious matters, including both strategic and business-as-usual advice for large financial institutions and clients in the insurance industry. The firm is regularly instructed on complex employment work relating to industrial relations and internal investigations. It is also recognised for its continued expertise in relation to healthcare and the public sector. The firm offers additional expertise in regulatory employment matters, including the SMCR.

Work Highlights

  • DAC Beachcroft advised Trellix, a global cyber-security provider, on three multi-million dollar global reorganisation projects in 2024, covering employees across four continents.

Strengths

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DAC Beachcroft has a true depth of technically superb, motivated and proactive lawyers who take a pragmatic and commercial approach to addressing risk.

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The team are quick to respond and provide commercial advice that works for our business.

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They offer very pragmatic advice and have very good knowledge of the industry.

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Notable Practitioners

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Khurram Shamsee
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Khurram Shamsee is a partner at DAC Beachcroft, where he heads the London employment offering. He is relied upon by a number of major financial services clients seeking employment advice on sensitive matters. Shasmsee is sought after for his expertise in handling discrimination claims, whistle-blowing and senior-level exits, among other areas.

Khurram Shamsee is exceptional.

He is ferociously smart and an absolute pleasure to work with.

Khurram Shamsee is a truly excellent, responsive, highly commercial and client-focused lawyer.

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Nick Chronias
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DAC Beachcroft partner Nick Chronias has a broad employment practice and is a go-to lawyer for trade union issues. He is known to be a leader in matters relating to industrial action and collective agreements, with particular expertise pertaining to healthcare and the NHS.

Nick Chronias has excellent technical knowledge across a number of areas.

He always comes with a solution and will work collaboratively with in-house and business colleagues. He makes complex things very simple.

Only a handful of private practice lawyers have real and in-depth experience in this work and he is one of them.

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Udara Ranasinghe
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Udara Ranasinghe is highly regarded for his healthcare-focused employment practice. His clients include both private healthcare providers and NHS trusts.

He is very knowledgeable of the industry and very personable. I will always prioritise working with Udara, he is very clever and helpful.

He always makes time for urgent issues and provides great continual support.

He is really practical with his advice and has got a really good sense for risk appetite.

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David Sims
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As a partner at DAC Beachcroft, David Sims stands out for his high-quality representation of clients in the financial services market. He also has experience advising on sensitive investigation matters.

He’s approachable, easy to talk to and brings a collaborative style that makes even complex issues easier to navigate.

He is commercially very astute, very hands-on and ensures the job is done.

David is an excellent commercial lawyer who takes the time to understand our business and feels like an extension of our team. He is extremely responsive, thorough and a pleasure to work with.

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David Speakman
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David Speakman is head of the investigations practice at DAC Beachcroft. He handles sensitive matters for clients, including disciplinary procedures and internal investigations.

I find him extremely commercial and clear in all his communications.

David Speakman is very knowledgeable.

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Georgina Rowley
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Georgina Rowley counsels a portfolio of household-name clients on their critical employment work, encompassing cross-border advisory matters and litigation. She also leads the DAC Beachcroft women's network.

Georgina Rowley is an outstanding adviser.

She's very dynamic and can employ both maximal and minimal risk.

She's really impressive and really good.

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Kate Galloway
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Kate Galloway is a senior employment lawyer at DAC Beachcroft. She is commended for her advice to clients in regulated sectors, most notably in the financial services market.

Kate Galloway is outstanding.

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Rose Jakeman
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Rose Jakeman is a senior associate at DAC Beachcroft who stands out for her work for large corporate clients, especially those operating in the financial services sector. She regularly assists these clients with employment disputes and internal investigations.

She's very good and I found her very impressive.

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Khurram Shamsee
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David Sims
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David Speakman
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Georgina Rowley
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Kate Galloway
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Rose Jakeman
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Employment: Employer: Healthcare
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Udara Ranasinghe
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Nick Chronias
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Employment: Employer: Industrial Relations
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Nick Chronias
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Members

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Georgina Rowley

Kate Galloway

Khurram Shamsee

Head of Department

Nick Chronias

Richard Loxley

Clients

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AJ Gallagher

Axa Insurance

CGI Group

Dell EMC

Deutsche Bank

Freightliner Group

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS FT

Guy's & St Thomas's NHS Foundation Trust

Royal Mail Group

The Caprice Group (owners of the Ivy)

UCLH NHS Foundation Trust

Unilever Plc

Virgin Care

eg Solutions PLC

Industries

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Banks

Charities / Not for Profit

Commercial & Professional Services

Construction & Materials

Consumer Product Manufacturing

Education

Financial Services

Food & Drink Producers

Government

Health Care

Insurance

Media

Real Estate

Software & Computer Services

Technology, Hardware & Electronics

Transportation

Travel & Leisure