Employment
Scotland
11 years ranked
LAWYER PROFILE
Robert Holland
UK 2026
Ranked in 1 practice area
About
Provided by Aberdein Considine
Practice Areas
Partner and Head of Employment team for both contentious and commercial sides of the department. Advises individuals and companies on all aspects of Employment law, including Unfair Dismissal, discrimination claims, redundancy, and Business restructure. Solicitor Advocate and personally litigates tribunals for clients. Special interest in Social Media Law and regular contributor to seminars in this area and has acted for a number of Scottish Premier League players and advised prominent players and coaches in Rugby Union and Athletics.
Career
Associate Miller Hendry 2004-08; associate Balfour+Manson LLP 2008, partner 2008; solicitor-advocate (civil) 2009; Head of employment team 2009, Senior Management Team 2020-2023, Partner and Head of Employment team Aberdein Considine 2023-present.
Professional Memberships
Employment Lawyers Association; Employment Law Group; Scottish Discrimination Lawyers Association; Parlex Group of European Lawyers; Member Society of Solicitor Advocates.
Personal
Lives in Scottish Borders. Enjoys football, rugby and skiing.
Chambers Review
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Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession
Employment - Scotland
Band 4
Individual Editorial
Robert Holland of Aberdein Considine advises clients on employment status, TUPE and redundancy issues, as well as handling employment tribunal claims involving discrimination and unfair dismissal. He is particularly active in the sport and financial services sectors.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
He is fantastic.
EmploymentChambers Guide to the Legal ProfessionHe is very approachable and provides excellent responses.
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