Employment
Employment disputes and business protection for employers and leadership teams
Employment disputes often arise at the point where governance, conduct risk and commercial protection meet. Mishandled investigations, executive exits, restrictive covenants and collective workforce challenges can rapidly escalate into litigation, regulatory scrutiny and reputational exposure.
We advise employers, boards and senior leadership teams on complex employment disputes, workplace investigations and business protection enforcement, with a focus on decisive action and evidence discipline.
Our expertise in employment disputes and business protection
Corporate investigations and governance-sensitive matters
We conduct and support investigations involving:
- Whistleblowing and regulator-sensitive allegations
- Fraud, bribery, conflicts of interest and governance failures
- Discrimination, harassment and workplace culture issues
- Evidence preservation, interviews and reporting lines suitable for board oversight
Restrictive covenants, confidential information and team moves
We act on:
- Non-compete, non-solicitation and non-dealing enforcement
- Springboard relief and urgent applications
- Delivery-up/inspection and forensic coordination
- Drafting and risk testing of restrictive covenants for enforceability
Senior executive disputes and exits
We advise on:
- Bonus, commission and incentive disputes (including equity arrangements)
- Termination strategy, garden leave and settlement negotiation
- Board-level risks, confidentiality, references and communications alignment
How we work with employers
- Evidence-led: investigation and litigation strategy built around defensible records
- Fast-moving: urgent relief where competitive harm is imminent
- Board-aware: governance and reputational risk integrated into advice
- Pragmatic: settlement strategy aligned to operational objectives
Contact us
If you are dealing with an investigation, executive dispute or business protection issue, we can assist.
Discuss a time-critical team move or covenant breach
Arrange an investigation governance and privilege review
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