Chris Seaton
UK Guide 2025
Band 1 : Employment
Band 1
About
Provided by Chris Seaton
Practice Areas
The firm's Senior Partner and also a partner in the Employment team dealing with the full range of contentious and non-contentious employment work; experienced tribunal advocate and adviser to a number of multinational companies based in the USA and Europe. He was formerly chair of the firm’s international committee and a member of the strategic Board. Now as Senior Partner he chair’s the firm’s Board.
Career
Royal Navy Officer 1979-90; trained Burges Salmon; qualified 1993; partner since 1999; Head of Employment 1999-2011; member of the firm's Board from 2011 to date; Senior Partner from May 2017.
Professional Memberships
Employment Lawyers Association; European Employment Lawyers Association; Industrial Law Society; International Bar Association; Bristol Employment Tribunal Users Committee; employment law policy adviser to the CBI.
Publications
Regular contributor to the 'Employment Law Journal' and 'HR Director' magazine; author on a chapter on European Works Councils for 'International Employment Law' published by the Centre for International Legal Studies.
Personal
Attended City University (1983 BSc Hons); Wolsey Hall, Oxford (1990 CPE); University of the West of England (1991 LSF Hons). Speaks basic French. Leisure interests include sailing, skiing, music and hiking.
Chambers Review
UK
Senior partner of the firm Chris Seaton offers particular strength in matters with cross-border aspects, advising on outsourcing, redundancy and TUPE transfers. He has additional experience acting on workplace investigations and employment tribunals following allegations of discrimination.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Chris has a wealth of knowledge and experience, which is always incredibly helpful."
"Chris is very knowledgeable and pragmatic in his approach and thinking."
"Chris has a wealth of knowledge and experience, which is always incredibly helpful."
"Chris is very knowledgeable and pragmatic in his approach and thinking."
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