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Mills & Reeve LLP Offices

Mills & Reeve LLP
78-84 COLMORE ROW
BIRMINGHAM
B3 2AB
England
Visit website 0344 880 2666

Nick Abbott

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0121 456 8266 nick.abbott@mills-reeve.com

Work Department

Employment and education.

Position

Nick has specialised in employment law since qualifying as a solicitor and works exclusively with universities, further education colleges and academies. Nick leads Mills & Reeve’s higher education practice in the West Midlands and is head of Mills & Reeve’s further education group. Nick’s recent work has included advising a number of universities in relation to equal pay challenges; advising a university on the practical management of industrial action arising from a national pay dispute; advising a number of further education college groups on the organisation of staff within federations and using shared services; advising on a number of mergers between further education colleges; advising universities, further education colleges and academies on the removal of senior staff, including the use of university Statutes; advising various universities on employment issues arising from international collaborations; advising universities, further education colleges and academies on the practical management of reorganisations and compulsory redundancies; successfully defending complex Employment Tribunal claims, including those involving disability discrimination, race discrimination, whistleblowing and claims made by trade union representatives in relation to their status; advising on the conversion of over 140 schools to academies; advising on retirement and age discrimination; advising on the management and dismissal of staff with poor performance or long-term sickness.

Career

Trainee solicitor Mills & Reeve 1992-94; solicitor 1994-2000; associate 2000-04; partner 2004 to date.

Languages

French.

Memberships

Employment Lawyers Association.

Education

Wymondham College, Norfolk; King’s College London (1991 LLB Law Hons).

Leisure

Skiing, hill walking and orienteering.

Lawyer Rankings

West Midlands > Employment > Employment

Mills & Reeve LLP fields a ‘strong’ employment team that acts for a large number of high-profile clients across the private and public sectors. It continues to be busy advising on numerous complex employment cases and has provided employment support on many key corporate transactions and projects. Jog Hundle is highly regarded for her work in the health and care sectors. Nick Abbott  is renowned for his work with clients in the education sector. The ‘very well respected’ Richard Santy continues to act for several football clubs and has represented sports governing bodies on some complex cases. Richard Barker is also recommended. Jameel Mann joined the team as a principal associate from Knights plc.

West Midlands > Public sector > Education

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Nick Abbott – Mills & Reeve LLP

Recommended for providing ‘pragmatic advice’ to UK universities, Mills & Reeve LLP‘s capabilities extend to a broad range of matters, ranging from sexual misconduct allegations to managing students’ mental health to counterterrorism. Nick Abbott co-heads the practice and his strengths include industrial action, mergers and discrimination claims, to name a few, while Richard Sykes, who jointly leads the team, advises clients on issues such as disputes, liability, and freedom of information, as well as offering particular expertise regarding discrimination issues. Christian Bull specialises in real estate education matters, and associates Siân Jackson and Abisola Latunji-Cockbil further strengthen the practice with expertise in employment law.

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