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Payne Hicks Beach LLP Offices

Payne Hicks Beach LLP
10 NEW SQUARE
LINCOLN'S INN
LONDON
WC2A 3QG
England
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Peter McRoberts

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Work Department

Employment

Position

Peter is the co-head of the Employment department.  He has many years of experience in advising senior individuals, companies, partnerships, charities and professional bodies on all aspects of employment law.  He is well known for advising on sensitive and complex employment-issues.

 

Senior individuals for whom he acts are drawn predominantly from banking, finance, insurance, the legal and medical professions and the creative world of advertising, marketing, the wider media and fashion.

 

His work addresses the reputational and regulatory aspects of the employment relationship.  He advises regularly on disciplinary, discrimination and health issues from the perspective of both employers and employees.

 

His client base is built upon client and contact referral and stems predominantly from the banking and financial sector.  His specialisms are on reputational and health issues.  Much of the reputational work involves the FCA and other professional regulators. He also advises employers on all matters relating to the employment relationship and its formation or termination.  He acts for a range of employers including “celebrity” employers and a number of professional bodies and charities on employment-related disputes. He has high level links to health professionals, particularly in psychiatry.

Career

Qualified 1982, joined Payne Hicks Beach 2001, partner 2001

Memberships

Peter is a member of the Employment Lawyers Association.

Education

Educated at St Catharine’s College, Cambridge, MA Law.

Lawyer Rankings

London > Employment > Senior executives

(Leading partners)

Peter McRoberts – Payne Hicks Beach LLP

Claims involving discrimination, whistleblowing and wrongful dismissals are key pillars of the practice at Payne Hicks Beach LLP. Matters involving privacy, data, health issues and the transfer of undertakings are also areas of focus for the practice. Practice co-head Peter McRoberts is regularly called upon by clients seeking protection of their reputational and financial interests; he oversees the practice alongside James Townsend, whose expertise lies in employment disputes and executive terminations. Other key names include Chris Weaver, who has considerable experience of handling complex employment tribunal litigation, and Domonique McRae, who excels in senior exit negotiations.

London > Employment > Employers

James Townsend and Peter McRoberts co-head the practice at Payne Hicks Beach LLP, which has a particular focus on the retail, sport, media and construction sectors. It supports FTSE100 companies and VC owned businesses, as well as smaller businesses. The group is known for its work on a variety of matters such as business protection relief, whistleblowing claims, in addition to advising on the transfer of undertakings.

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