Helen Watson > Aaron & Partners LLP > Chester, England > Lawyer Profile

Aaron & Partners LLP
5-7 GROSVENOR COURT
FOREGATE STREET
CHESTER
CH1 1HG
England

Work Department

Employment Law

Position

Partner & Head of Employment Law

Career

Helen has extensive experience in all aspects of employment law, both contentious and non-contentious, including negotiating and drafting, TUPE disputes and large scale redundancies, trade union disputes, discrimination and harassment cases, and Employment Tribunal representation. Helen undertakes all of her own advocacy at tribunals and gained higher rights of audience in 2005.

Education

Helen studied criminology and French at Keele Univeristy, before attending Chester College of Law. She also has a Masters degree in industrial relations and employment law.

She is currently studying for a PhD in employment law, with a particular focus on equality legislation and discrimination law.

Lawyer Rankings

West Midlands > Employment > Employment

The employment team at Aaron & Partners LLP, has through Ben Mason , a strong reputation for its specialism in sports-related matters, large-scale restructures, TUPE and corporate support work.  Mason also has a specific focus on financial, IT, manufacturing and the care sector. Chester-based Helen Watson , co-heads the department, and advises clients in the public and private sectors on contentious and non-contentious employment matters.

North West > Employment > Employment

‘superb’ employment team which is widely praised by clients for its in-house management training offering that includes mock tribunals, Aaron & Partners LLP is active in a number of sectors advising on the full range of employment issues. The department is led by Helen Watson, an experienced individual with a broad contentious and non-contentious practice that includes, but is not limited to, representing clients in complex unfair dismissal, discrimination and breach of contract claims, addressing GDPR queries. and guiding clients through collective redundancy processes. Claire Brook handles senior executive departure mandates alongside being regularly sought out by retainer clients for compliance advice, contract reviews and regulatory updates, while Adam Haines has been involved in large-scale workforce restructuring matters for global companies, in addition to other mandates. Paul Hennity has been particularly active in Employment Tribunal proceedings.