Ian Pace > Weightmans LLP > Manchester, England > Lawyer Profile
Weightmans LLP Offices
No 1 Spinningfields
Hardman Square
MANCHESTER
M3 3EB
England
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Ian Pace
Position
Ian acts for a wide range of private and public sector clients and advises on all areas of employment and discrimination law. He has considerable experience in acting for NHS Trusts and healthcare clients generally and also advises employers in the education, retail and insurance sectors. He has a particular interest in whistleblowing and all areas of discrimination, including disability and age.
Ian regularly speaks at conferences and seminars and provides bespoke in-house training on a range of employment and equality issues.
Lawyer Rankings
North West > Employment > Employment
Fielding a highly regarded and deep bench of experienced practitioners, Weightmans LLP is chiefly noted for its impressive work in the public sector, working for a plethora of healthcare, policing, distribution and local governmental bodies on a wide range of employment matters. The team is fronted by national head Ben Daniel and the Manchester-centred Nick Newman, who is seasoned at negotiating claim settlements that pertain to equal pay, holiday pay and employee rights. Stephen Peacock has been a key figure in the firm’s strong stream of tribunal cases, defending particularly complex claims in the education and law enforcement sectors, while Emlyn Williams is a trusted contact to the NHS, representing them in significant unfair dismissal, whistleblowing and discrimination claims. Beyond his work as a strategic adviser to a variety of companies, Ian Pace‘s broad practice includes leading disciplinary investigations on behalf of employers, as well as having strong expertise in TUPE transfers and high-profile litigation. Saira Ali joined from Law by Design Limited in 2022 and has led large scale restructuring and redundancy matters.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: defendant
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Dispute resolution > Debt recovery
- Public sector > Education
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Private client > Family
- Public sector > Health
- Employment > Health and safety
- Employment > Pensions
- Insurance > Personal injury: defendant
- Insurance > Professional negligence
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Liverpool
- Employment > Employment
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Public sector > Local government
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media and entertainment
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Real estate > Social housing
- Transport
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Manchester
- Real estate > Commercial property: Liverpool
- Real estate > Construction
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Liverpool
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Manchester
- Real estate > Planning and environment
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Real estate > Commercial property: Manchester
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Crime: general crime and fraud