Matthew Clayton MA LLM (Cantab), CIPP/E

Our team spends all day, every day, helping organisations – multi-national companies, SMEs, owner-managed businesses, not-for-profit organisations – with awkward employee situations. I can help with:

• legal claims by current and former employees
• restrictions on competition post-employment
• protecting confidential business information
• data protection and GDPR
• executive severance
• staff transfers and TUPE
• redundancy and staff reorganisation
• business immigration
• discrimination and equality
• employee participation
• employment & consultancy contracts
• HR policies
• disciplinary & grievance
• absence management.

I have wide experience and a track record, some examples include:

• Defended a £500,000 disability discrimination claim on behalf of a leading UK professional services firm with over 1,000 employees
• Acted for a Silicon Valley tech company in defending a six-figure commission claim by a former UK employee
• Brought a successful appeal in the Employment Appeal Tribunal on behalf of an independent school in relation to an unfair dismissal claim by a former employee
• Advised an international membership organisation on the employment status of its examiners
• Conducted a GDPR audit for a leading international back-office BPO firm
• Advised a digital design & marketing agency on GDPR aspects of its contracts with a major motor manufacturer
• Successfully defended an avionics manufacturer against claims of automatic unfair dismissal, whistleblowing detriment, sex discrimination and sexual harassment
• Advised a film media company on acquiring an immigration sponsor licence in the context of a TUPE transfer
• Advised a regional charity on a top-to-bottom restructure of its staff.