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e3 employment law LLP
DELPHIAN HOUSE, RIVERSIDE
NEW BAILEY STREET
MANCHESTER
M3 5FS
England

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Employment Tier 1

An ‘exceptional‘ employment boutique firm offering top rate advice, e3 employment law LLP has had an impressive twelve months of client growth and increasing involvement in complex, international employment issues. The group is well geared to act on a variety of allegations and grievances in the Employment Tribunal cases, as well as advising global conglomerates on workplace compliance issues, mass employee and senior employee terminations, and cross-border contract negotiations. One of three practice heads, the ‘incredible’ Simon Ost has far-reaching expertise that is largely concentrated on sensitive litigation cases regarding whistleblowing, discrimination and unfair dismissal allegations. Dan Bickerstaffe

is ‘outstanding‘, focusing on large-scale restructurings and TUPE transfer matters, working with a litany of clients across the retail, manufacturing and professional services industry, while the ‘pragmatic and commercial‘ Nick Jones handles a steady stream of senior employee termination and replacement mandates.

Leading individuals

Nick Jones - e3 employment law LLP

Simon Ost - e3 employment law LLP

Hall of Fame

Dan Bickerstaffe

- e3 employment law LLP

Practice head(s):

Simon Ost; Dan Bickerstaffe; Nick Jones

Testimonials

‘Being a small practice, it allows the development of long-term positive working relationships where the legal advisor gets to know the business. The advice provided is both thorough, detailed and pragmatic. They demonstrate flexibility in terms of liaising via telephone, Teams or in person and this is appreciated.’

‘Utterly focused on employment law. The team were big hitters in national and multinational firms before leaving to form e3. They bring a wealth of experience in their field. Being a boutique firm they are able to adapt quickly to a client’s needs where large firms may not be able to.’

‘Simon Ost an incredible analytical mind and an in-depth understanding of all the issues.’

‘We have valued Dan Bickerstaffe’s approach and advice on a wide range of complex employment law issues. Simon Ost has been invaluable in offering trade union and employee relation advice on collective and individual consultation areas.’

‘We have only worked with Nick Jones at e3 however the impression we have of the practice is that it’s boutique nature allows the team to provide bespoke solutions to clients that is unrivalled in terms of speed, knowledge and skill.’

‘Dan Bickerstaff is outstanding. He really understands our business and his advice is completely aligned with our goals. His advice is practical and always provided in a pragmatic way.’

‘We have worked with Nick Jones for many years on various employment law matters that have arisen in our business. At the start Nick took the time to fully understand the business, our culture, our team and the various challenges faced by the recruitment sector.’

‘The best thing about e3 is the people – the quality of all the lawyers is exceptional.’

Key clients

BASF plc

Elior UK plc

MAN Energy Solutions UK Limited

On The Beach Group plc

Perspex International Limited

Culina Group

Mitsubishi Chemical UK Limited

WEPA UK Limited

Leonard Curtis Business Solutions Group

Conductix-Wampfler

Service to the Aged

Work highlights

Advised a stock exchange listed global giant on the employment aspects of preparing for and then executing a proposal to close a major UK production facility affecting hundreds of employees.
Defended litigation seeking to change the UK’s legal interpretation of s146 of the Trade Union & Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 to expand the scope of the protections against detriment for union members to include strike activities.
Defended a world leading hospitality and leisure sector business against a collective failure to inform and consult claim issued under the TUPE regulations by one of the UK’s most prominent trade unions.

e3 employment law LLP is a new breed of boutique law firm created in response to the modern commercial environment. The firm focuses exclusively on employment law and industrial relations issues.

The firm: e3 has a unique team of talented employment partners, who have moved out of large international law firms and who now provide exactly the same quality of advice and support, but through a more streamlined and efficient law firm, e3. This means that e3 delivers the highest levels of expertise but from within a more efficient model to produce greater value for clients. The firm’s efficiency means that e3 can and does provide a more dedicated and tailored service to clients. It does this by spending time with a client, understanding the business, exploring the legal and practical issues with the client, and listening to what the business wants to achieve. Each one of e3’s partners has been independently recognised as a leading expert in employment law for many years. Each one has decades of practical experience to draw upon.

Rather than a name which focuses on founder members, e3’s name deliberately focuses on the firm’s service delivery. The name e3 operates as a living reminder to every individual within the firm and as a continuous commitment to every client that e3 will deliver legal support that is effective, efficient and economic (the eponymous three e’s) as follows:

Effective: e3’s lawyers apply their leading expertise and use all of their vast practical experience to achieve one thing and one thing only: their clients’ goals.

Efficient: real-life experience means that e3 lawyers know the short cuts, the points that matter and the issues that will make a difference, so that clients don’t waste valuable time and money on unnecessary issues.

Economic: e3 is committed to providing clear value for money in everything it does and provides a refreshing range of flexible cost-management structures.

Businesses say that when they get legal support that is effective in obtaining their goals, and it does so efficiently and the solutions make obvious economic sense, then that legal support delivers outstanding commercial value. The core purpose of e3, as prominently reflected in its name, is to deliver the three e’s and so provide outstanding commercial value.

Types of work undertaken
Employment law: the full range of employment law services are provided, both contentious and non-contentious.

Examples include: preparing effective contractual documentation, including service agreements, contracts, handbooks, policies and procedures that support the business’ culture and its aims; addressing and resolving grievance and disciplinary issues; handling discrimination issues both sensitively and effectively; preparing for and handling sensitive/complex terminations; resolving executive disputes; handling litigation (both Tribunal and Civil Court claims) to maximise results and minimise disruption to the business; all aspects of trade union issues, including recognition requests, managing and reshaping industrial relations, and managing industrial disputes; Works Council and European Works Council; business restructures and change management; protecting the business from current and former employees, including drafting and enforcing restrictive covenants and advising on team recruitment; and business transfers including outsourcing.

Name	Position	Profile
Dan Bickerstaffe	Employment law partner. Former international law firm partner with over 13 years’…	View Profile
Nick Jones	Employment law partner. Former international law firm partner with over 20 years’…	View Profile
Simon Ost	Employment law partner. Former international law firm partner with over 14 years’…	View Profile