Browne Jacobson LLP

Lee Ashwood is a Senior Associate in the Human Resources Practice Group, specialising in employment law and employment-related issues. 

Lee advises national, international and global businesses on day-to-day employment law issues; the defence of Employment Tribunal claims (in which he often represents the business at Tribunal); strategic Human Resources projects (such as restructuring, changing terms and conditions or changes in holiday pay); the right-to-work and business immigration and employee data protection issues such as responding to data subject access requests.

Since the start of 2015, Lee has advised a number of national businesses with recognised trade unions on the impact of the changes in the law concerning the calculation of holiday pay; on the defence of a wide range of Employment Tribunal claims including transgender discrimination, perceived disability discrimination and whistleblowing; a national healthcare provider on the employment and TUPE aspects of the disposal of part of its estate; a global telecommunications company on responding to a data subject access request from an employee; and advising a US investment company on the right-to-work and business visitor issues arising from its employees entering the UK.

Lee presents at seminars, briefings and bespoke training sessions on a variety of employment law topics. Lee is also the co-organiser of regular networking events for members of the business community (business-owners, MDs, FDs or senior executives) who share an interest in cycling - the Manchester Cycling Network.

Lee has many years’ experience of providing pragmatic advice to well-known national and international businesses to assist them with human resources / employee relation issues, change management programmes and strategic projects.

He also has extensive experience as an Employment Tribunal litigator having acted on over 800 cases, including discrimination and whistleblowing, TUPE claims, and class actions. Over time, Lee has developed an in-depth knowledge of three industries: residential care; logistics and warehousing; and retail.

Lee is the co-organiser of regular networking events for members of the business community (business-owners, MDs, FDs or senior executives) who share an interest in cycling - the Manchester Cycling Network and also a Junior Parkrun Run Director.