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Employment - North West

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What the Team is Known For

Forbes has a particular focus on the public sector, where it advises SMEs and larger employees on a range of employment matters. Such work includes trade union negotiations, discrimination claims and TUPE, and the firm also delivers in-house training sessions.

Notable practitioners

Jennifer Smith is a key contact at the firm.

Work Highlights

  • Forbes defended Vector Recruitment in a disability claim brought by a job applicant.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Daniel Bickerstaffe
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Band 1

Daniel Bickerstaffe is a respected employment lawyer based in Manchester. He advises on TUPE transfers, company relocations and collective redundancy matters. He also acts on restrictive covenants as well as claims involving discrimination and whistle-blowing.

Daniel Bickerstaffe consistently provides a high level of service, responsiveness and advice.

Dan is excellent and one of the reason we work with e3.

Dan is always very astute and well informed with the advice he provides us with. He is both legally and commercially exceptional, often providing insight on things that we have not even considered.

Daniel is a pleasure to deal with and consistently provides clear and comprehensive advice tailored to our organisation. I cannot rate him highly enough.

Daniel Bickerstaffe is very switched on and professional. Dan provided excellent advice.

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Nick Jones
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Nick Jones is a very experienced employment lawyer in Manchester who offers expertise in senior executive terminations and board-level disputes. He also acts in claims arising from allegations of discrimination, bullying and breaches of contractual obligations for both national and international clients. He has further strength in handling restrictive covenants, TUPE transfers and collective redundancy matters.

Nick Jones is very thorough. He possesses very detailed knowledge of your case.

Nick is a vastly experienced practitioner. I enjoy working with him; he is very easy to work with. He is an excellent technical lawyer who prepares thoroughly. He offers very good client service.

I cannot fault Nick Jones's service delivery and expert knowledge. I would highly recommend him to clients, contacts and personal friends.

Nick has a very strong customer ethos.

Nick Jones is always responsive and very strong on practical and commercial guidance.

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Simon Ost
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Simon Ost is an experienced employment lawyer based in Liverpool. He handles employment issues in the context of corporate restructuring and transactions, including relocations, TUPE transfers and contractual changes. He also advises on the termination of senior executives, with further strength in industrial relations matters.

Having someone to speak to like Simon, who is an expert in this area, is great. He entertains all of our what-ifs, and it is so helpful to have that level of support.

Simon is excellent and we work very well together.

Simon Ost is simply excellent in all respects.

I trust Simon.

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Daniel Bickerstaffe
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