Employment

Our key experience includes advising:

Cadbury on the employment aspects of different outsourcing projects and of the demerger of the American beverages business.

Axa Framlington in relation to its dispute with a former employee, Mr Barnetson, including obtaining a favourable judgement in relation to an issue on without prejudice at the Court of Appeal and an initial favourable judgment for our client in the High Court on the merits of the case.

BUPA on the employment and pensions aspects of the disposal of its hospitals division for £1.4 billion to Cinven.

Whitbread on the employment aspects of the sale of David Lloyd Leisure to Versailles Bidco Limited a company owned by London & Regional Holdings Limited and Bank of Scotland Corporate, for £925 million.

Taylor Woodrow in relation to the employment aspects of the merger of Taylor Woodrow plc and George Wimpey plc and subsequently in relation to executive employment arrangements.

Aviva on the employment aspects of the outsourcing of the administration of almost 3 million life and pension policies to Swiss Re.

MyTravel on the employment aspects of its merger with Thomas Cook.

Barratt Developments on employment issues arising from a recommended cash and share offer for Wilson Bowden plc which valued the company at approximately £2.2 billion.