Offering ‘quality across the range of juniors and silks,’ Littleton Chambers’ members are well versed in handling partnership disputes in law firms and investment funds, tackling cases in the UK and other financial centres. Head of chambers Gavin Mansfield KC appeared for the firm in Townsend v Howard Kennedy, in which an Employment Tribunal ruled that a former partner had not been subject to unfair salary deductions under the firm’s profit sharing agreement. David Reade KC is called upon for his expertise in LLP and L.P. disputes crossing over with his stellar employment practice.
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Head of Littleton Chambers. Practice covers employment and discrimination law, partnership disputes and commercial litigation. Areas of practice include team moves, contractual disputes (wrongful dismissal, bonus claims, restrictive covenants and garden leave), breach of confidence and fiduciary duties, all aspects of statutory employment law, shareholder and joint venture disputes.
Career
Called 1992 (Middle Temple). QC 2013. Regular lecturer and writer on employment law topics.
Memberships
Employment Law Bar Association (past Chairman), Employment Lawyers Association, Industrial Law Society, COMBAR, Association of Partnership Practitioners; Bencher, Middle Temple.
Education
Nottingham High School; Jesus College, Cambridge.
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- 'Jason Drakeford is a leader in the clerks' world. He is a trustworthy, reliable person who will do his best to provide the best service. One can always count on Jason to do what he can to assist.'
- 'Excellent service. Jason Drakeford is a standout clerk - helpful, kind, efficient.'
- 'The clerks are extremely friendly and helpful and can always offer suitable counsel.'
- 'The clerks are superb and work hard to find the right barrister for you.'
- 'The barristers are second to none and there is quality across the range of juniors and silks.'
- 'Littleton is the go-to set for partnership disputes.'
- 'Littleton is an excellent set: approachable, responsive, helpful.'
- 'Littleton is always the number one choice for employment and partnership expertise. Its counsel are excellent, from their newest juniors to silks, and given their wide and highly talented bench, they are always able to field advocates, even at very short notice.'