Graham Watson

Employment

Advice and representation on all areas of contentious and non-contentious employment law, including:

• Unfair and Wrongful Dismissal
• Discrimination
• Restrictive Covenants
• Contracts of Employment
• Family friendly working
• Atypical working
• Severance agreements and Compromise Agreements
• Insolvent employers
• TUPE

Advice and representation on all areas of individual and collective labour law, including:

• Strikes
• Union recognition

Recent litigation

• Representing a South West public authority in large equal pay multiple – drafting collective response, advising on liability, advice on litigation strategy, advocacy at preliminary and final hearings
• Representing a local authority on a significant equal pay multiple – advising on liability and on settlement, advice on litigation strategy
• Defending a school against claims of religious discrimination (featured in national press, and television)

Recent EAT hearings on

• Apparent and presumed tribunal bias
• Tribunal misconduct
• Disability Discrimination by Association

Commercial Litigation and Advice

Advice on

• Shareholder agreements – ‘bad leaver’ provisions
• Franchise Agreements
• Service Agreements
• Agency
• Supply and Distribution Agreements
• Purchasing
• EU & UK Competition Law

Litigation

• Injunctions to restrain breaches of contract
• Injunctions to restrain third parties from inducement and procuring breach of contract
• Damages claims for breach of contract
• Commercial Agents claims - assessment of compensation under 2003 Regulations

Disciplinary Tribunals, Inquests and Inquiries

• Representation of doctors at GMC ‘Fitness to Practice’ Panels
• Representation of doctors and medical professionals at internal disciplinary hearings
• Representation of various parties at coroners inquests
• Junior counsel at 6-month Ladbroke Grove Rail Inquiry (Part 2, Rail Safety)

Personal Injury

Advice, pleadings and representation in workplace, occupiers, fatal accidents and private liability claims, including:

• Acting for families of victims of Penhallow Fire tragedy

Education

LLB Newcastle University

LLM Bristol University

MBA Exeter University (current)

Inns of Court School of Law, Bar Vocational Course

College of Law – Qualified Lawyers Transfer Test

Directory entries

• "Graham is able to easily grasp complex issues and translate them for the client; his client care is beyond reproach"
Legal 500, 2007
• Graham ‘simplifies the complex for the lay client and gives clear advice’ Legal 500, 2008