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James Davies

OFFICE DETAILS

  • London
    Millennium Bridge House
    2 Lambeth Hill
    London EC4V 4AJ
    United Kingdom

PRACTICE AREAS

Associate

    • T  +44 20 7429 6010
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James Davies is an associate in Salans' London office and a member of the firm's Global Employment Group.

James’ contentious work includes defending employment tribunal claims, including unfair dismissal and discrimination, and bringing and defending High Court proceedings, including the enforcement of restrictive covenants and bonus disputes. His non-contentious work includes drafting employment contracts and related documents, including bonus and employee share plans, advising on redundancies and restructurings and dealing with the employment aspects of corporate/commercial transactions, including acquisitions and the outsourcing of services, often with cross-border or multi-jurisdictional aspects.

James writes regularly for HR and in-house lawyer publications and has spoken at a number of internal and external seminars, particularly on TUPE and the employment aspects of insolvency.

Recent Experience:

  Contentious:     

  • Successfully defending a High Court breach of contract claim brought by the former Chief Economist of one of the world’s largest mining companies for failure to pay a contractual bonus during the ‘credit crunch’. Reported at: [2010] All ER (D) 235 and [2010] I.R.L.R. 976
  • Successfully applied in the High Court to discharge an interim injunction restraining a client from allegedly acting in breach of post-termination restrictions and from using confidential information acquired during his employment. Reported at: [2010] All ER (D) 129 and [2010] I.R.L.R. 594
  • Successfully defending a high value employment tribunal claim for unfair and wrongful dismissal, unlawful deduction from wages and discrimination and victimisation brought by the Sales Director of a media production company
  • Successfully defending a luxury clothing company in various employment tribunal and Employment Appeal Tribunal claims of unfair dismissal and race and sex discrimination
  • Coordinating the defence of claims (injunction proceedings in Romania and employment tribunal proceedings in England) on behalf of a global steelmaker and negotiating a multi-jurisdictional settlement agreement compromising claims under English, Canadian, and Romanian law

 Non-contentious:

  • Advising on and coordinating a global contract review across 27 jurisdictions.
  • Advising on the employment aspects of a $500 million acquisition of a unionised steel plant
  • Advising a global professional services company and coordinating pan-European advice on restructuring, redundancies, and salary and benefit reductions
  • Advising the asset finance division of a car manufacturer on the impact of the Acquired Rights Directive/TUPE on a ‘service provision change’ affecting several thousand employees across five European jurisdictions, including England
  • Advising a Russian company on the employment aspects of the establishment of a UK commodities company and drafting all employment related documentation, including executive share and long-term incentive plans

Career:

  • Admitted as a Solicitor in England & Wales in 2005
  • Trainee Solicitor, Salans (2003-2005)

Education:

  • The College of Law, London - Legal Practice Course
  • University College London - Laws (LL.M)
  • University College London - Laws (LL.B)

Languages:

  • English

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