Disruption around Brexit and legal changes could lead to an uptick in the number of partnership disputes reaching the High Court, a law firm has said. Partnership and employment law firm Fox & Partners said the process of the UK leaving the EU could end the downturn in the number of partnership disputes, which dropped…
Press Release: Supreme Court to test whether thousands of City employment contracts are void
First restrictive covenant case to be heard in the Supreme Court in over 100 years Restrictive covenants for senior executives under the spotlight This week the Supreme Court started to hear a case that will test whether thousands of City employment contracts are void, says Fox & Partners, the partnership and employment law specialists….
Restrictive covenants under spotlight at Supreme Court
The Law Society Gazette (21 January 2019): The Supreme Court will today hear a dispute surrounding restrictive covenants in employment contracts, in Tillman v Egon Zehnder Ltd, a case that could have profound implications for the people working in partnerships. Ivor Adair, partner at employment firm Fox & Partners, told the Law Society Gazette the…
Supreme Court to test whether thousands of City employment contracts are void
The HR Director (21 January 2019): Fox & Partners give their comments on the case of Tillman v Egon Zehnder Ltd and its potential impact on the employment contracts of senior executives in financial services and professional services, as well as partnership agreements. Read the article in full here.
Stress-related absences in financial services now even higher than in aftermath of the financial crisis
Personnel Today (21 January 2019): The number of stress-related absences in financial services is higher now than in the immediate aftermath of the financial crisis, according to recent analysis carried out by partnership and employment law specialists Fox & Partners. Partner Ivor Adair comments in a recent article in Personnel Today.