Employment Litigation
We are true litigators. Our Employment team sits within A&O’s wider Litigation department; our mindset is first and foremost as litigators, with litigation comprising 75% of the work we do.
We consider this standalone expertise to be a unique strength of our practice where we add tangible value to clients, working with them to limit reputational and financial damage.
We provide strategic input and direction on high-risk and sensitive contentious work. Our team has vast experience of advising clients in relation to issues coming out of a termination, such as breach of confidentiality and restrictive covenant provisions, team moves, whistleblowing, restraint-of-trade matters and a wide range of discrimination issues, as well as assisting clients before all national courts (including the European Court of Justice) and employment tribunals in the full range of individual and collective labour conflicts.
Our focus is always proactive. We identify the risks at an early stage and build on this with regular, accurate advice in your best commercial and strategic interest, to resolve litigation early or, where appropriate, defend matters vigorously through to conclusion.
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Blog Post: 28 September 2023
Cinderella and the art of the possible
Last night I met Cinderella. As I entered the auditorium, there she was walking towards me, with outstretched arms and a welcoming smile. Call me shallow but all I could see were her sparkling silver…
Blog Post: 22 August 2023
I'd like to begin by acknowledging the Traditional Owners of the land known as Australia. I would also like to pay my respects to Elders past and present.
Blog Post: 01 August 2023
Time to go back in the box, Barbie
Wild horses couldn’t have dragged me to see the new Barbie film. But then I saw that a number of commentators from various quarters in the States were criticising the film for being “woke” and…
Blog Post: 25 July 2023
The results are in: Our top 10 enforcement insights from the FCA’s Annual Report for 2022/23
Last week, the FCA published its Annual Report for 2022/23, which included the usual FCA annual enforcement performance data. Below we have selected 10 key points from the Annual Report that are…
Recognition
They have practical, up-to-the-minute knowledge, coming from a technical and pragmatic point of view. They are very close to the business and understand how it translates.
Chambers Global 2020, Employment
They have some very impressive lawyers, which I would expect of them, but they really excel in the application of their knowledge to our industry.
Chambers Global 2020, Employment
Their knowledge is state of the art, the lawyers are always touching on the right points and the way they are internally organised is world-class, so once you ask them to prepare a document, you know that it is sharp and will be delivered on time.
Chambers Europe-wide 2019, Employment
I find them to be very efficient and you get a seamless service, particularly on cross-border matters.
Chambers Global 2018, Employment
As an international player, it brings a whole range of seamless legal services to the table.
Chambers Global 2018, Employment
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Preparing the road ahead – exiting lockdown and beyond
Throughout the month of May 2021, members of A&O’s Employment team along with A&O Consulting and in conjunction with Gwenllian Williams, a psychologist from deWinton Williams hosted a series of webinars on how to best transition your workforce into its next normal.