Bob Mecrate-Butcher > Marriott Harrison LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Marriott Harrison LLP
80 Cheapside
LONDON
EC2V 6EE
England

Work Department

Employment

Position

A partner and Head of the Employment team, Bob’s principal focus is advising major employer clients on all aspects of UK employment law, working closely with them to mitigate employment law risk whilst achieving their commercial objectives. Whilst Bob has particular experience of advising banks and other financial institutions, he advises clients in all sectors. Bob has particular experience of defending major red flag employment law claims, advising on restructure and redundancy programmes, senior executive and employee exits of all types, drafting and enforcement of restrictive covenants, all types of TUPE transfer and devising and delivering programmes of training to mitigate employment law risk.

 

Career

Joined Marriott Harrison, Partner since 2018.

Trained at Theodore Goddard in the city, qualifying in 1991. Spent the majority of his career at Pinsent Masons, made a partner in 2000.

Memberships

ELA

Education

LLB Bristol University

Lawyer Rankings

London > Employment > Employers

Marriott Harrison LLP acts for a range of employers across sectors as diverse as banking, music, technology, retail and legal services. It frequently works with its corporate team to assist its private equity/venture capital clients on a broad range of issues within investee companies. This can sometimes involve helping its clients on strategies to remove executives. It continues to defend its clients in Employment Tribunal litigation, and to advise clients on TUPE transfers. Bob Mecrate-Butcher heads the department.