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Charles Russell Speechlys LLP Offices
ONE LONDON SQUARE, CROSS LANES
GUILDFORD
SURREY
GU1 1UN
England
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Ben Smith
Work Department
Employment
Position
Partner
Career
Ben advises on a wide range of employment matters, both contentious and non-contentious.
He has particular expertise in providing practical, commercial advice to organisations on the whole range of HR issues, including disciplinary and grievance processes, redundancy and restructuring programmes, TUPE, discrimination and whistleblowing. Ben has substantial experience in dealing with Employment Tribunal litigation, assessing risks and engaging in commercial settlement negotiations.
Ben acts for a number of international businesses across a range of sectors and has a reputation for providing clear strategic advice when exiting senior management based in the UK. He sits on the firm’s Global Markets Group and leads the firm’s relationships with other European law firms.
Ben also has a strong charities practice and acts for a number of leading charities and not-for-profit organisations, many of whom consider him to be their “trusted adviser”.
Ben is admitted to practise in England and Wales.
Lawyer Rankings
South East > Employment > Employment: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
(Next Generation Partners)The ‘stellar’ and ‘attentive and professional’ team at Charles Russell Speechlys LLP
regularly advises employers and listed companies across the financial services and video games sectors including household names such as Sony PlayStation. The practice is co-headed by Nick Hurley, who has a contentious and non-contentious employment practice which includes handling discrimination, TUPE and reorganisation matters, and the ‘hugely impressive’ Ben Smith, who often represents clients in the charities and not-for-profit sectors and has significant experience with Employment Tribunal litigation. Emily Chalkley specialises in transaction-related employment matters and litigation concerning sex discrimination and equal pay claims, and is praised as a ‘rising star and hardworking with terrific judgment’. The ‘approachable’ Rachel Hearn frequently acts for senior executives on a range of employment issues including employee exits, disciplinary issues, grievances and redundancies.
Lawyer Rankings
- Employment: Kent, Surrey, Sussex South East > Employment
- Next Generation Partners South East > Employment > Employment: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Agriculture and estates
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Kent, Surrey and Sussex
- Real estate > Commercial property: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Real estate > Construction
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Employment > Employment: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Private client > Family: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Real estate > Property litigation