Chris Weaver > Payne Hicks Beach LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Payne Hicks Beach LLP Offices
10 NEW SQUARE
LINCOLN'S INN
LONDON
WC2A 3QG
England
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Chris Weaver
Work Department
Employment
Position
Chris specialises in all aspects of contentious and non-contentious employment law. His practice involves advising both employers and employees, with a particular focus on advising employers. Chris regularly advises employers in negotiating the departure of directors and senior executives, redundancy consultation exercises and business reorganisations, disciplinary and performance management, employee grievances, managing ill health and return to work, maternity and family friendly rights, data protection, restrictive covenants, TUPE, outsourcing and transactional work. Chris also advises senior executives and other employees in contractual negotiations, disciplinary and performance management, grievances, preservation of the employment relationship and negotiating terms of departure from employment. He has considerable experience of complex Employment Tribunal litigation and has been involved in employment disputes in the High Court.
Career
Chris qualified in 2005, joined Payne Hicks Beach 2009 and was made a senior associate in June 2015 and to partner in 2021.
Memberships
Chris is a member of the Employment Lawyers Association.
Education
Education: Emmanuel College, Cambridge: MA Hons. Law and Social & Political Sciences (1999); BBP Law School: PgDL (2002) and LPC (2003).
Lawyer Rankings
London > Employment > Senior executives
With a client base predominantly comprising senior executives in the financial sector, Payne Hicks Beach LLP‘s ‘exceptional’ team is known for handling Employment Tribunal proceedings. Co-heads Peter McRoberts and James Townsend specialise in reputation management and cross-jurisdictional contractual employment disputes, respectively. Chris Weaver has a broad practice covering both advisory work and litigation. Domonique McRae is another key team member.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Private client > Agriculture and estates
- Public sector > Education: individuals
- Employment > Immigration
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- Real estate > Residential property
- Private client > Art and cultural property
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- Employment > Senior executives
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Crime: general
- Corporate and commercial > Partnership
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)