Robert Whitaker > Tees Law > Bishop's Stortford, England > Lawyer Profile
Tees Law Offices
Tees House,
95 London Road
BISHOP'S STORTFORD
CM23 3GW
England
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Robert Whitaker
Work Department
Employment
Position
Executive Partner
Rob is based in the Bishop’s Stortford office and is head of Tees’ employment law department. He is executive partner for the business team – which comprises employment and company and commercial law teams.
He has over 20 years’ experience specialising in employment law, in particular in TUPE, and strategic advice around re-organisations and redundancies. He also advises on equality act claims with a particular focus on disability claims and “reasonable adjustments”. He has a Masters in anti-discrimination law and is a member of the employment lawyers association. He also advises on GDPR and data issues and is Tees’ data protection officer.
Career
Rob was a Clerk at the County Court before training and qualifying at Tees. He is now Head of Tees Employment, as well as being Head of the Bishop’s Stortford office
Memberships
Employment Lawyers Association
Education
Turnford school, Herts; University of Kent at Canterbury (LLB and LLM); college of law (LPC
Leisure
Rob enjoys spending time with his family, the arts and music, classic cars and food and drink. Rob is also a school governor and an active member of his local rotary group for which he is club protection officer.
Lawyer Rankings
South East > Employment > Employment: Essex
(Leading individuals)Tees Law’s employment department in Bishop’s Stortford and Chelmsford has a particularly strong presence in the logistics and transport sector, with its work in the aviation industry a standout feature of the team. Practice head Robert Whitaker‘s recognised capabilities include advising on data protection, TUPE and agricultural work and the employment elements of restructuring. The ‘excellent and determined’ Katherine Jameson is equipped to handle the full array of employment matters, and is especially recommended for restrictive covenants issues, exit strategies, and settlement terms.
South East > Employment > Employment: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
Tees Law houses a team which has ‘knowledge and expertise that is second to none‘; predominantly based in Bishop’s Stortford, the practice serves a number of owner-managed businesses in the professional services and logistics sectors. Praised for his ‘great attention to detail‘, Robert Whitaker leads the team, dividing his time between Bishop’s Stortford and Chelmsford, and has a great deal of expertise in advising on agricultural worker issues, TUPE processes and data protection matters. The ‘very hardworking‘ Katherine Jameson has notable expertise in restrictive covenants, often assisting executives and senior managers with settlement terms and exit strategies.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals South East > Employment > Employment: Essex
- Employment: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx South East > Employment
- Employment: Essex South East > Employment
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Agriculture and estates
- Real estate > Commercial property: Essex
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate: Essex
Firm Rankings
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Essex
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Essex
- Employment > Employment: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
- Employment > Employment: Essex
- Private client > Family: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
- Private client > Family: Essex
- Insurance > Personal injury: claimant
- Real estate > Commercial property: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Public sector > Public sector