James Kidd

James is an employment lawyer, specialising in TUPE. His work includes supporting our corporate and commercial teams in dealing with mergers and acquisitions work and projects (the largest single corporate deal being a £200m asset acquisition), as well as dealing with large-scale redundancy and reorganisation matters. He also, of course, deals with the usual mix of helpline queries on day-to-day operational matters, together with handling settlement agreements, employment tribunal claims, service agreements, consultancy agreements, complex grievances and disciplinary processes. James has worked extensively with clients in multi-jurisdictional matters, including global outsourcing and exits of senior individuals. He has worked with clients to protect business information when employees leave and secured the necessary protections. He has also supported a number of clients to successfully divest themselves from final salary pension schemes. His work focuses on the commercial sector, particularly in relation to private healthcare and food and beverage. · Mills & Reeve LLP

EnglandEmployment, Corporate / M&A

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James Kidd is an employment lawyer and partner at Mills & Reeve LLP who specialises in TUPE and advises on employee aspects of corporate transactions and large-scale reorganisations (including work on a £200m asset acquisition). He handles helpline queries, settlement agreements, employment tribunal claims, service and consultancy agreements, grievances and disciplinary matters, and has experience with multi-jurisdictional outsourcing, senior exits, protecting business information on employee departure and divesting final-salary pension schemes, with a focus on commercial clients particularly in private healthcare and food and beverage.

Practice areas

EmploymentCorporate / M&APensionsEmployment Litigation

Office

England

Mills & Reeve LLP · James is an employment lawyer, specialising in TUPE. His work includes supporting our corporate and commercial teams in dealing with mergers and acquisitions work and projects (the largest single corporate deal being a £200m asset acquisition), as well as dealing with large-scale redundancy and reorganisation matters. He also, of course, deals with the usual mix of helpline queries on day-to-day operational matters, together with handling settlement agreements, employment tribunal claims, service agreements, consultancy agreements, complex grievances and disciplinary processes. James has worked extensively with clients in multi-jurisdictional matters, including global outsourcing and exits of senior individuals. He has worked with clients to protect business information when employees leave and secured the necessary protections. He has also supported a number of clients to successfully divest themselves from final salary pension schemes. His work focuses on the commercial sector, particularly in relation to private healthcare and food and beverage.

England

Expertise

TUPEEmployee aspects of M&ARedundancies & reorganisationsEmployment tribunal claimsGlobal outsourcing & multi-jurisdictional employment mattersSenior executive exitsProtection of business information on employee departureFinal-salary pension scheme divestmentPrivate healthcare sectorFood & beverage sector

Education

Newport Free Grammar School, Newport, Essex
De Montfort University — LLB (Hons) Law (1993) 2:1
College of Law — Legal Practice Course (1996) (Commendation)
University of East Anglia — Postgraduate Certificate in Employment Law (2001)

Admissions

Qualified as a solicitor, 1998