Will is a solicitor in the Employment department, dealing with contentious and non contentious matters. He acts for employers and employees, and many of his clients come from media, advertising and the finance industry. He is also a member of the Firm's Recruitment Group, advising recruitment agencies in relation to all types of employment issues.

Will has considerable experience drafting and negotiating service and compromise agreements. He has acted in claims involving discrimination, wrongful and unfair dismissal, whistleblowing and restrictive covenants. He also advises on the employment aspects of mergers and acquisitions (in particular, in relation to TUPE).

Will has a particular interest in training and development, speaks regularly at client seminars and writes on a range of legal topics. He is a member of the Employment Lawyers Association. Prior to qualifying as a solicitor, he worked in the film and television industry for several years.

Key Experience

acting for a fund management company in respect of a significant whistleblowing claim brought by a former employee

acting for a bank in relation to a £3.5m disability discrimination claim

advising a senior executive in an FSA regulated entity accused of serious regulatory breaches

advising a company in relation to a transaction involving the purchase of eleven hotels, with significant TUPE related issues  

obtaining an order for immediate delivery up to protect the confidential information of a recruitment consultancy and

sitting on the legal advisory sub committee of a trade federation for the recruitment industry in respect of the Agency Workers Directive.

Along with a number of his colleagues, Will regularly advises senior executives and employers in relation to the drafting of service agreements, bonus provisions and compromise agreements. He also advises LLPs and members of LLPs on their rights and obligations, and provides day to day HR advisory advice to employer clients on all aspects of employment law including redundancies, "family friendly" policies, holiday entitlements, data protection, and conduct, performance and sickness management.

Career History

Articles and Publications

Will regularly speaks at external seminars on topics such as 'Emerging From the Recession', 'Recent Developments in Employment Law' and 'Social Media and the Employment Relationship'.

He regularly drafts articles for publications, which have included Property Week, In-House Lawyer and Real Business Magazine (where he is the resident Employment Law Agony Uncle).