Harbottle & Lewis LLP

Employment

Howard is a partner with a leading reputation for conducting high-value contentious employment disputes, both in an internal disciplinary setting and externally in the Employment Tribunal and High Court.

Howard pursues a strategic lead approach, working closely with clients across a wide variety of industry settings, including financial and professional services, sport, and media and entertainment.

Dealing with reputational management issues is a key feature of much of the work Howard undertakes and as well as dealing with discrimination and harassment claims he has also a particular expertise in cases involving workplace bullying, burn out and stress.

In recent years, Howard has been advising on a number of the most high profile internal misconduct investigations that have dominated the news headlines. This continues to be a growing area of work and combines reputation management with employment law advice in high pressured situations. A cross-over area of legal work in which the firm is uniquely well placed to advise.

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.

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

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

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