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Colin Godfrey

Colin Godfrey

Senior Counsel

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Colin is an employment law specialist in the Employment, Pensions and Mobility group. He advises employers and employees on a wide spectrum of contentious and non-contentious employment law in the UK. His work regularly involves assisting clients in the handling workplace conflict and guiding clients on discrimination and whistleblowing legislation. Colin is experienced in helping clients to comply with the requirements of TUPE, the management of redundancy and restructuring exercises and changing terms and conditions of employment. He also regularly assists with international and cross-border employment issues.

Expertise

Services and Groups

Employment, pensions & mobility
Banking & finance
Employment
Financial services regulatory

Sectors

Financial institutions & insurance
Hotels, hospitality & leisure

CV

Since 2019 Senior Counsel, Taylor Wessing
2016 - 2019 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing
2015 - 2016 Senior Associate, Veale Wasbrough Vizards LLP
2013 - 2015 Associate, Veale Wasbrough Vizards LLP
2009 - 2013 Solicitor, Veale Wasbrough Vizards LLP
2007 - 2009 Trainee Solicitor, Veale Wasbrough Vizards LLP
2009 Admitted as a lawyer, England, Wales
2007 LPC, College of Law, Bloomsbury
2006 LLB Law, University of Reading

Career

Since 2019 Senior Counsel, Taylor Wessing
2016 - 2019 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing
2015 - 2016 Senior Associate, Veale Wasbrough Vizards LLP
2013 - 2015 Associate, Veale Wasbrough Vizards LLP
2009 - 2013 Solicitor, Veale Wasbrough Vizards LLP
2007 - 2009 Trainee Solicitor, Veale Wasbrough Vizards LLP

Education

2009 Admitted as a lawyer, England, Wales
2007 LPC, College of Law, Bloomsbury
2006 LLB Law, University of Reading

Memberships & Associations

Employer Lawyers Association

Additional languages

English

Experience

A hotel purchsaer

A hotel purchsaer on the employment implications of a large hotel purchase, including advising on and assisting with obligations under TUPE and redundancy implications.

Colin Godfrey

A large energy company

A large energy company providing guidance on the application of TUPE to employees working overseas affected by an international corporate merger.

Colin Godfrey

An international business based in China

An international business based in China on the changing of terms and conditions of UK employees.

Colin Godfrey

An investment company

An investment company on employment aspects of multi-million pound investment.

Colin Godfrey

A company entering into insolvency

A company entering into insolvency on the employment aspects arising, liaising with the administrators appointed and assisting with consultation with affected employees.

Colin Godfrey

A high-ranking sports executive

A high-ranking sports executive on negotiating the employment package and contract terms.

Colin Godfrey

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