Paul Menham

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Employment Law

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Expertise

Paul is an experienced and creative employment lawyer, with considerable experience in defending discrimination claims.  He works for a number of public and private sector clients and has a particular focus on the education sector.

He enjoys strategic project work, including collective redundancy exercises and restructures. Paul regularly advises on the employment implications of TUPE transfers, and is an experienced advocate and regularly represent clients in the employment tribunal and (when required) the EAT.

Paul is a well-regarded speaker, who is regularly invited to speak at external conferences and events.  He has been ranked on a number of occasions by both Chambers and Partners and Legal 500 in education and employment law.

Paul Advises

  • Major plcs through to SMEs
  • Significant expertise in schools and education law

Experience Highlights

  • Successfully challenged the DfE in respect of an Islamic girls school’s all female teacher policy.
  • Acting for Precious Homes Limited – a leading UK provider of assisted living to young people and adults with learning disabilities across 33 services.
  • Successfully defended a £400,000 claim for collective consultation by the UK’s largest trade union against a leading aviation business.
  • Worked with a leading private equity firm to purchase 23 IFA businesses in two years, with an asset value of over £3.5bn, leading on all employment law and HR issues.
  • Successfully defended strike action by a trade union against a large transport client.
  • Successfully defended a large FE college against a well publicised sex discrimination claim by an X-Factor contestant.
  • Advising on a large scale project involving settlement agreements for over 250 employees on a site undergoing a business closure.
  • Acting for major UK construction giant Sir Robert McAlpine Limited as its sole employment adviser for a number of years.

Webinars

Career History

Previous Law Firms

  • DWF LLP
  • Gordons LLP
  • Denison Till LLP

Education

  • University of Huddersfield (LLM)
  • University of Huddersfield (LLB)

Expertise

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Paul is an experienced and creative employment lawyer, with considerable experience in defending discrimination claims.  He works for a number of public and private sector clients and has a particular focus on the education sector.

He enjoys strategic project work, including collective redundancy exercises and restructures. Paul regularly advises on the employment implications of TUPE transfers, and is an experienced advocate and regularly represent clients in the employment tribunal and (when required) the EAT.

Paul is a well-regarded speaker, who is regularly invited to speak at external conferences and events.  He has been ranked on a number of occasions by both Chambers and Partners and Legal 500 in education and employment law.

Paul Advises

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  • Major plcs through to SMEs
  • Significant expertise in schools and education law

Experience Highlights

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  • Successfully challenged the DfE in respect of an Islamic girls school’s all female teacher policy.
  • Acting for Precious Homes Limited – a leading UK provider of assisted living to young people and adults with learning disabilities across 33 services.
  • Successfully defended a £400,000 claim for collective consultation by the UK’s largest trade union against a leading aviation business.
  • Worked with a leading private equity firm to purchase 23 IFA businesses in two years, with an asset value of over £3.5bn, leading on all employment law and HR issues.
  • Successfully defended strike action by a trade union against a large transport client.
  • Successfully defended a large FE college against a well publicised sex discrimination claim by an X-Factor contestant.
  • Advising on a large scale project involving settlement agreements for over 250 employees on a site undergoing a business closure.
  • Acting for major UK construction giant Sir Robert McAlpine Limited as its sole employment adviser for a number of years.

Webinars

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Career History

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Previous Law Firms

  • DWF LLP
  • Gordons LLP
  • Denison Till LLP

Education

  • University of Huddersfield (LLM)
  • University of Huddersfield (LLB)
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