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125 Wood Street
LONDON
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James Champness
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GQ|Littler is the leading employment law firm for employers in the UK and Ireland. We offer risk-based advice and litigation services on employment, immigration, employee tax and incentives issues. We work globally as part of Littler, the world’s largest employment law firm with over 1,600 lawyers in 100 offices worldwide. Being part of Littler enables the firm to seamlessly provide high-quality advice and support across a wide range of international markets and benefit from cutting-edge technology, research and knowledge management resources.
Position
James joined GQ|Littler in June 2022, having trained and qualified at leading private equity firm Travers Smith LLP, before going on to work at the technology law firm Kemp Little LLP, and Deloitte LLP (which had acquired Kemp Little).
Career
James has worked with an array of different clients, from start-up and scale-up technology organisations, to fully-established financial services and insurance institutions. He has supported clients with challenging employee issues, including grievances, large-scale redundancies and Board-level exits. He has also gained valuable experience from various client secondments including the Bank of England, a global IT outsourcing company, and a UK-based nuclear processing organisation.
James specialises in advising on issues relating to TUPE Regulations. He has experience providing guidance for TUPE transfers arising from business acquisitions and outsourcing arrangements, and assists clients seeking to harmonise terms post-transfer in a way that is compliant with legislation. He has also provided training sessions to leadership teams on this topic to support the planning of such transfers.
James also advises more generally on day-to-day matters, including contract and handbook reviews, queries relating to holiday pay and equal pay, and guidance in respect of the employment status of ‘atypical’ workers.
Languages
English
Memberships
Employment Lawyers Association.
Education
2002 – 2005: Exeter College, University of Oxford, Ancient & Modern History
2009 – 2010: BPP Law School (Waterloo), Graduate Diploma of Law
2010 – 2011: BPP Law School (Holborn), Legal Practice Course
Leisure
Military history, hill-walking, winter sports and Test cricket.