Brian Palmer > Keystone Law > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Keystone Law Offices
48 CHANCERY LANE
LONDON
WC2A 1JF
England
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Brian Palmer
Work Department
Employment.
Position
Brian is a hugely experienced employment lawyer who regularly acts for firms in a range of sectors but in particular finance, banking, insurance, legal, charity and education. He also advises senior executives and partners on leaving and entering employment/partnerships as well as firms and boards dealing with such matters and internal issues. Brian is an expert in team moves and restrictive covenants as well as director and shareholder disputes. Should a negotiated resolution not be possible, Brian is an expert litigator with extensive expertise in Employment Tribunals, the High Court and above. Brian is a member of the Employment Lawyers Association, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, and the London Solicitors Litigation Association. He is also Secretary of the City Law Club. AREAS OF EXPERTISE – • Recruitment; • Contracts of employment; • Disciplinary procedures; • Discrimination claims; • Terminations and dismissals; • Employment aspects of acquisitions and reorganisations; • Unfair and wrongful dismissals; • Employment Tribunals and the High Court; • Partnership issues and disputes; • Director and shareholder disputes.
Career
Trained Biddle (now Pinsent Masons) 1988; qualified 1990; partner Kaystone Law 2015; p
Memberships
Brian is a member of the Employment Lawyers Association, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, and the London Solicitors Litigation Association. He is also Secretary of the City Law Club.
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- Finance > Transport finance and leasing
- Employment > Employees/unions
- Corporate and commercial > International business reorganisations
- Private client > Court of protection
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Licensing
- Public sector > Healthcare
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Real estate > Residential property
Firm Rankings
- Employment > Senior executives
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Gaming and betting
- Finance > Islamic finance
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Film & TV
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Music
- Insurance > Product liability: defendant
- Transport > Travel
- Private client > Art and cultural property
- Transport > Aviation
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Private client > Family
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Insurance > Insurance and reinsurance litigation
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
- Corporate and commercial > Partnership
- Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
- Insurance > Personal injury: defendant
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity, nuclear and renewables)
- Transport > Shipping
- Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Employment > Employers
- Employment > Immigration
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Real estate > Planning
- Real estate > Property litigation
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Dispute resolution > Professional discipline
- Insurance > Insurance litigation: for policyholders
- Private client > Agriculture and estates
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: defendant