Ed Duffield

+44 (0)113 290 4422

Ed is a member of the employment team and acts for a wide range of employers in different sectors. Primarily he assists clients with employment issues with a view to reducing their exposure to claims such as unfair dismissal, discrimination and breach of contract. He frequently appears as an advocate in employment tribunals and has successfully defended claims on behalf of employers involving allegations of unfair dismissal, discrimination and breach of contract.

Ed has a wide range of experience outside the employment tribunal and regularly assists clients in connection with the impact and interpretation of TUPE arising out of acquisitions, mergers, joint ventures, outsourcing and other business restructuring. He also has extensive experience of assisting clients with other collective employment issues including redundancies, changes to terms and conditions of employment and industrial disputes. Ed has also assisted clients with the successful defence of legal claims arising from issues affecting the workforce on a collective level.

Ed regularly delivers seminars, workshops and training courses to clients on all aspects of Employment Law. He has a particular interest in the professional development of human resource practitioners and was a member of a branch committee of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development for a number of years.
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