Employee Lawyers

Our team specialises in providing legal advice to individuals in various employment-related matters. Whether you’re a senior executive, director, or employee, we offer expert guidance tailored to your unique situation including:

Contracts of Employment: including preparing and reviewing employment contracts as well as advising on terms and conditions before entering into employment.
Director Service Agreements: including guidance on director duties and responsibilities as well as drafting and negotiating director service agreements.
Share and Bonus Schemes
Restrictive Covenants
Wage Issues
Flexible Working & Family-Friendly Rights
Settlement Agreements
Negotiating exits and resolving disputes
Tribunal Claims

Employment issues can feel urgent, personal, and high stakes, especially when your role, reputation, or future plans are on the line. We help you understand where you stand, what choices you have, and what to do next, with clear advice that keeps you in control and avoids adding to the stress.

You might be negotiating a new role and want confidence in pay, bonus, notice and termination provisions. You may be asked to sign a settlement agreement and need to understand what you are giving up, what you can reasonably ask for, and how references, confidentiality and announcements will be handled. Or you may be dealing with restrictions after leaving, such as non-compete or non-solicitation clauses, and need a realistic view of risk and options.

Where you are a director or senior employee, the detail matters. We support you with the legal and practical issues that can sit alongside the paperwork, such as duties, share incentives, board dynamics, and how to manage an exit professionally. If a dispute escalates, we can advise on the best route forward, whether that is early resolution, without-prejudice negotiations, ACAS Early Conciliation, or bringing or defending a tribunal claim.

You will have a clear point of contact, a measured view of time, cost and risk, and a plan that fits your priorities. We make it possible to move forward with clarity and confidence, whatever stage you are at.

Our work is recognised in independent legal directories including Chambers and Partners (UK) and The Legal 500 (UK), and the firm holds Lexcel, the Law Society practice management standard.

We can help with:

Employment Dispute Costs

Meet our Employment & HR team

Alex Barr

Solicitor Employment & HR

t: 01772 208537

m: 07385 501619

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David Carmichael

Partner Employment & HR

t: 0161 528 4410

m: 07879 891001

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Eva Hood

HR Assistant Employment & HR

t: 01772 984928

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Helen Russell

Lead HR Consultant and Solicitor Employment & HR

t: 01772 395013

m: 07880 507435

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Jamie Campbell

Partner Employment & HR

t: 01772 925381

m: 07880 114410

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Katie Jones

Apprentice Solicitor Employment & HR

t: 01704 796803

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Lauren Wood

Solicitor Employment & HR

t: 0161 515 5509

m: 07350 361908

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Roger Spence

Partner Employment & HR

t: 01772 374731

m: 07584 373929

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Sally Tomlinson

Legal Director Employment & HR

t: 0161 564 6453

m: 07345 600153

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Zara Naveed-Khan

Trainee Solicitor Employment & HR

t: 01772 258321

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The professionalism and ease of contact of both yourself and Hannah throughout made the whole process run very smoothly

Thankyou very much for your email and for all that you did to help with my requirements. The professionalism and ease of contact of both yourself and the team throughout made the whole process run very smoothly and I am very grateful that it is now all sorted.

Great service and friendly staff

I needed the services of an Employment Law solicitor on short notice and HD came to the rescue with great service and a friendly staff.

A job well done

Katy did a terrific job on the final report and letters. We were delighted and very impressed we have achieved a splendid outcome after all our hard work and your insightful, professional summing up. Thanks again for a job well done.

I found David very personable and will certainly use him again.

David is a very smart and commercial lawyer focused on employment matters. His approach to solving a thorny problem was creative and backed up by his deep knowledge of the subject and his ability to communicate. I found him very personable and will certainly use him again.

Swag Mukerji, Centaur Media

I would recommend his services highly.

I worked with David on a number of difficult cases and was always extremely impressed by his professional approach, steady hand and expert advice. When you consult with a large corporate partner a key attribute is being able to develop rapport quickly, assess matters confidently and advise the client impartially to deliver the right outcome. In my experience David delivers over and above every time and it was a pleasure working with him.

Karen Bosher

I would not hesitate to recommend David!

I have known David now for some 10 years and sought his advice and counsel many times. David is pragmatic to work with, incredibly insightful and technically excellent.He fully understands the world of HR. I would not hesitate to recommend David to any business and always welcome the opportunity to work with him as I know that I am in safe hands.

Nicola Byrne

Davids advice has never let myself, my team or business down.

He fully understands the world of HR and will not only provide a legally correct insight but will also then discuss the realities of what this means for a commercial business. As we all know sometimes the legal answer is not always practical in the world of HR and so David has stepped me through other options and couples this with the balance of risk. His advice has never let either myself , my team or business down.