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Harbottle & Lewis LLP Offices

Harbottle & Lewis LLP
7 Savoy Court
LONDON
WC2R 0EX
England
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Howard Hymanson

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Work Department

Employment

Position

Howard acts for both employers and senior executives in relation to contentious and non-contentious employment law issues and has a wide breadth of experience across a range of sectors, including the Professional Services, Financial services, Sports and the NHS.

Howard has developed one of the leading practices acting for individuals in conducting high-value personal injury stress claims in the High Court, as well as bullying and discrimination cases in the Employment Tribunal.

He regularly advises on senior executive terminations, director/shareholder disputes, Team Moves, TUPE matters and provides strategic input to HR departments.

He is a regular contributor to national broad sheet newspapers and the HR trade press, commentating upon work place stress legal issues and developments, most recently upon the impact of long hours work culture and home working in the context of the COVID -19 pandemic

Career

  • Trained Finers Stephens Innocent; qualified 1992;
  • Assistant solicitor Fox Williams 1997-2000;
  • Partner and co-head of employment Pritchard Englefield; 2000-2003
  • Partner and London Head of Employment Blake Lapthorn Tarlo Lyons 2003-09;
  • Partner and Head of Employment group Harbottle & Lewis 2009.

Memberships

Member of the Employment Lawyers Association and sits on its Legislative and Policy Committee.

Education

  • Bury Grammar School;
  • University of Birmingham (1989 LLB Hons)
  • Chester College of Law, Solicitors Final Examination (1990)

Leisure

Football, cycling and Mudlarking

Lawyer Rankings

London > Employment > Senior executives

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Howard Hymanson – Harbottle & Lewis LLP

Specialising in employment issues in the creative sectors, Harbottle & Lewis LLP advises a range of senior executives on a breadth of issues. Co-headed by Yvonne Gallagher and Howard Hymanson, the team regularly handles shock termination cases, High Court occupational stress claims, and exit packages. Also working in the financial and technology fields, the team handles corporate reshuffling, sensitive and complex investigatory work, and sex discrimination and bullying claims.

London > Employment > Employers

Harbottle & Lewis LLP has a notable niche for employment work in the music, media and performing arts sectors. Acting on disputes and HR issues arising in West End productions is a standout example. The firm is also recommended more broadly for both defence of tribunal claims and non-contentious matters including recruitment and contract preparation. Howard Hymanson and Yvonne Gallagher jointly lead the team. Managing associate Sarah Verrecchia is also key.

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