Chris Brazier

With over 15 years’ experience as a UK lawyer, he is the trusted adviser to a number of multinational employers, particularly those in the manufacturing sector, as well as those in the tech, pharma, professional services and media sectors.

Chris has a broad range of expertise across the employment law sphere and is adept at handling employment tribunal claims, primarily for employers, but also for senior employees, covering all aspects of employment protection. He has also worked closely with a number of employer clients on redundancy/reorganisation processes, mitigating the risk of claims resulting from these.

He has experience of advising clients who recognise trade unions and understands the unique challenge that this can present, and has also worked with clients (and their other advisers) who are adapting the way they work in light of payroll working/IR35 challenges. Additionally, he has experience of providing in-house and external training to employees and senior managers.

Chris is listed as a ‘Next Generation Lawyer” by The Legal 500 and “Up and Coming’ by Chambers and Partners.

Recent matters

1. Advising a multi-national employer on the restructure of their leadership team, working with the Global HR team to devise the rationale for the restructure, which will be rolled out across the various regions of the business:
2. Working with an insurer on their compliance with the goods and services provisions of the Equality Act 2010 and, in particular, their duty to make reasonable adjustments;
3. Advising a leading, unionised manufacturer on the closure of one of their shifts, providing practical advice on the process to be followed with both the union and the affected employees;
4. Advising a well known regulatory business on their use of contractors and working with them to provide uniformity of approach and terms.

What people say about Chris

Experience and qualifications

• Qualified in 2008
• Experience and specialism in Employment Law since 2008