Mr David Roath > Paris Smith LLP > Winchester, England > Lawyer Profile
Paris Smith LLP Offices
NINE PARCHMENT STREET
WINCHESTER
S023 8AT
England
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Mr David Roath
Work Department
Employment Law
Position
LLP Partner
Career
I deal with all aspects of the employment and working relationship with a particular focus on:
- director and senior employee exits (advising both employers and employees);
- restrictive covenant and breach of confidentiality actions;
- discrimination complaints;
- whistleblowing complaints;
- complex and high value settlement agreements;
- Mediation;
- employment tribunal claims and advocacy;
- working issues relating to people who are not employees (self-employed, partners, consultants, LLP members); and
- training on employment law issues.
As well as pure employment law issues I regularly get involved in:
- confidentiality and restrictive covenant actions in the High Court, often in conjunction with our Dispute Resolution team;
- shareholder/director disputes;
- partnership disputes.
I am a qualified ADR Mediator and have been involved in numerous high value mediations.
I am known for coming up with creative solutions to legal issues and will often be engaged by clients to formulate exit strategies or where a second opinion is being sought.
I will provide practical and no-nonsense options for the resolution of issues in the working relationship.
As an advocate I have appeared in employment tribunals all over the country including in wales and Scotland.
I am a regular speaker at employment law conferences and have appeared on television and radio commenting on topical employment law issues.
Lawyer Rankings
South East > Employment > Employment: Hampshire
Paris Smith LLP fields a team of ‘very well-known and respected lawyers’ who are well placed to handle restrictive covenant actions, employment tribunal cases, and senior level exits. The group demonstrates considerable strength in the transport, recruitment, and education sectors, with Southampton-based practice head Clive Dobbin bringing extensive experience in complex discrimination and TUPE claims to the practice. David Roath is a specialist in business protection and director exits, while Claire Merritt routinely supports clients from the education industry with contentious issues, including restrictive covenant disputes in the High Court.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Commercial property: Hampshire
- Employment > Employment: Hampshire
- Private client > Family: Hampshire
Firm Rankings
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Hampshire
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Hampshire
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate: Hampshire
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Real estate > Property litigation