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Robert Hickford

Partner · Ashtons Legal

EnglandEmployment, Immigration

About

Partner in the Employment department at Ashtons Legal, practising as an employment solicitor since qualification in 2013. He advises employers—from multinationals to SMEs—on restructures, TUPE transfers, discrimination and whistleblowing matters, employment tribunal defence, data protection queries and employer sponsorship/immigration issues, and has been recognised in the Legal 500 (Rising Star 2017; Next Generation Partner 2020).

Practice areas

EmploymentImmigrationData Protection

Office

Expertise

TUPE and employee transfersComplex discrimination and whistleblowing casesEmployment tribunal defenceCorporate restructures involving employeesEmployer sponsorship and immigration for workersAdvising food industry clients

Education

  • Undergraduate degree in Law, University of East Anglia
  • LPC, Nottingham Kaplan

Admissions

  • Qualified as a solicitor, 2013