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James Barratt

James is an Associate Solicitor in the Employment Team and advises clients across the firm’s Education, Charity, Business and Private Client Sectors on a wide range of employment law issues. With a primary focus on the Education Sector, James advises large multi-academy trusts on issues such as discrimination, employee benefits, contentious employee exits, whistleblowing complaints, shared parental leave, some other substantial reason (SOSR) dismissals, safeguarding issues and relationship/ reputation management matters. He also drafts contracts, settlement agreements and policies. He manages complex Employment Tribunal claims involving complaints such as whistleblowing, race/sex discrimination and constructive unfair dismissal. · Stone King LLP

EnglandEmployment, Education

About

Associate Solicitor in the Employment Team at Stone King LLP who advises clients across the Education, Charity, Business and Private Client sectors, with a primary focus on the education sector and large multi-academy trusts. He handles a wide range of employment matters including discrimination, employee benefits, contentious exits, whistleblowing, shared parental leave, SOSR dismissals, safeguarding and reputation management, and manages complex Employment Tribunal claims.

Practice areas

EmploymentEducationCharityPrivate ClientBusiness

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Expertise

Education sector (multi-academy trusts)Employment Tribunal litigationDiscrimination (race/sex) and whistleblowingSafeguardingEmployee benefitsContentious employee exitsShared parental leaveSome other substantial reason (SOSR) dismissalsContracts, settlement agreements and policiesRelationship/reputation management