A partner in our Employment Department, Mark is a commercial employment law specialist. His practice embraces all aspects of employment law for employer and employee alike. Mark regularly advises senior executives across a range of sectors, most notably when it comes to negotiating contracts of employment, bonus issues and severance terms. Mark has further expertise in collective redundancies, TUPE and the employment aspects of property transactions.

Mark's practice also includes High Court litigation concerning the enforcement of post-termination covenants and contractual disputes arising from the employment relationship. Mark is similarly at home in the Employment Tribunal in complex cases covering unfair dismissal, redundancy, discrimination and whistleblowing claims.

Mark is a regular contributor to the Employment Law Journal and is a member of the Employment Lawyers Association.

Key Experience

Mark regularly acts for senior employees and directors, particularly in the banking, recruitment and property sectors, in negotiating contracts of employment, team moves to competitors and remuneration and termination packages.

Mark represents a number of companies in providing day-to-day strategic and general employment advice.

Mark regularly acts in relation to the enforcement of post-termination covenants and duties of confidentiality. Mark has successfully obtained and defended injunctions on behalf of several of his clients.

Mark has extensive experience of Employment Tribunal and High Court litigation, having acted in a number of complex and high value cases for breach of contract, wrongful dismissal, discrimination and whistleblowing. Mark is currently acting on behalf of a group of employees seeking to recover unpaid bonuses from one of the major banks. The case is due to be heard in the High Court in 2011.

Career History

Articles and Publications

Regularly contributes to the Employment Law Journal.