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What the Team is Known For

Herbert Smith Freehills' employment team is widely recognised for the strength of its employment litigation work and offers a wealth of experience in handling all manner of complex employment tribunal and High Court matters. The firm also works with employers on board-level disputes and investigations. It regularly advises large employers from the retail sector and financial services.

Work Highlights

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  • Herbert Smith Freehills acted for the Bishop of Derby in religious discrimination proceedings brought against her Diocese in the Employment Tribunal.

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Notable Practitioners

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Peter J Frost
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Senior Statespeople
Peter Frost is a consultant at Herbert Smith Freehills, where he maintains his reputation as a go-to solicitor for corporates facing high-profile and bet-the-company employment disputes. His deep experience includes defending significant equal pay claims.

Peter has amazing attention to detail and gets everything right.

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Andrew Taggart
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Head of UK employment at Herbert Smith Freehills, Andrew Taggart enjoys an excellent reputation for his advice to employers on all forms of complex employment disputes. His expertise encompasses equal pay claims and regulatory matters.

His litigation experience is very impressive.

He provides top-notch advice for board-level matters. He understands his audience and how to communicate difficult issues.

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Tim Leaver
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Partner Tim Leaver has experience advising large employers on transactional and contentious employment matters at Herbert Smith Freehills. He is proficient in discrimination claims and the SMCR. He also acts as a mental health mentor as part of the firm's diversity and inclusion initiatives.

He has an abundance of in-depth employment law knowledge and experience which helps him to navigate complex situations thoughtfully and proactively.

Tim is extremely reassuring to have on our side, especially for complex, sensitive and urgent matters.

Tim is exceptionally skilled and adept at offering sensible and pragmatic advice.

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Christine Young
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Christine Young advises employer clients on a broad range of issues including business restructurings, team moves and the employment aspects of transactions. She is also regularly called upon to advise on harassment claims and the SMCR.

She knows the law, and when it gets tricky she is always clear on what we should do.

Her technical knowledge is very impressive.

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Nick Wright
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Nick Wright is a partner at Herbert Smith Freehills who assists clients with contentious and non-contentious employment matters. He is experienced advising on team moves and discrimination claims.

He is very pragmatic, very diligent and a pleasure to work with.

Nick is calm, clear and extremely responsive.

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Peter J Frost
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Andrew Taggart
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Tim Leaver
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Christine Young
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Nick Wright
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