This Masterclass looks at the current hot topics which those involved in HR face on a daily basis.  It usefully combines formal presentations with informal workshops and real life case studies on typical scenarios in the workplace.

Delegates are provided with comprehensive course papers on all the topics covered, which can be used as reference materials when back in the office.

Michael Bradshaw has been a Partner in the Employment & Pensions Service Group at Charles Russell since May 2005.

Michael has extensive experience in all areas of employment law covering both contentious and non-contentious matters.

Michael has worked in-house on secondment for a plc in a human resources role.

Michael has particular expertise in contentious matters and Employment Tribunal claims for corporate clients and in working closely with clients on organisational change and changes to terms and conditions.  He has led client teams in a range of high profile employment based claims.  Michael is also a leading member of the Service Group’s Corporate Immigration Specialists.

Michael regularly speaks externally and also contributes to the legislation working parties of the Employment Lawyers Association.

He has been noted for his expertise in the Legal 500.
 

David Green qualified in 1978, and has been with Charles Russell since November 1991.  He is the Head of the Employment & Pensions Group.

David’s expertise covers all areas of employment law and immigration.  He has a particular interest in issues arising from the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006.  He has acted in a number of high profile cases reported in the legal press.

David also writes regularly for Croners and Tolley’s employment law publications. In addition, he lectures on a regular basis and is involved, as a trainer, in the firm’s client training programme.  He is also an accredited CIPD trainer and an accredited mediator.

David frequently appears in the national press and was named as an employment lawyer highly rated by HR professionals in a survey carried out by Employer’s Law. David is recognised by the Legal 500 and Chambers Directories as a leading expert in his field.  In Chambers 2007 he was described as “developing practical solutions that work.”
 

Brian Palmer qualified in 1990 and joined Charles Russell as a Partner in July 2000, having previously been a Partner for a number of years at another City law firm.

Brian's expertise is in both contentious and non-contentious employment matters including recruitment, service contracts, disciplinary procedures, terminations, the employment aspects of acquisitions, unfair and wrongful dismissals.  He has particularly developed a specialisation in the protection of confidential information and critical teams of employees, including the use of Search and Freezing injunctions.  Brian gives regular lectures and seminars and comments in national print and broadcast media on employment issues.

Brian is a recognised expert and has been noted in “The Legal 500” as having “built a reputation for delivering practical and commercial advice.”

Michael Powner is a Partner of the Service Group who qualified in 1996 and has been with Charles Russell since October 2000.

Mike is primarily a corporate employment lawyer.  As a trained advocate who has considerable experience of employment claims at every level, Mike has extensive expertise in providing commercial advice to reduce exposure and avoid litigation.

Mike’s experience includes a large number of UK and Europe-wide restructurings as well as union negotiations to avoid UK-wide industrial action.  He is a regular contributor to Tolley's Employment Handbook and writes for both the Times and FTas well as numerous employment specific publications.

He lectures widely through invitations to speak at employment conferences and is recognised by both Chambers and the Legal 500 as a leading expert in the field which is further evidenced by his recent appointment as a visiting lecturer to the College of Law.
 

Andy Williams joined Charles Russell in 2001, having qualified and worked at another prominent City firm.

He has a broad range of experience in employment matters as well as pensions issues, having regularly advised on a variety of contentious and non-contentious matters.

He has a particular interest in advising companies on the employment and pension implications of making changes to their pension arrangements for staff as well as substantial experience of Tribunal work and negotiating severance packages with, and for, senior executives.

Andy is a member of the Employment Lawyers Association, the Pensions Management Institute and the Association of Pension Lawyers.  Andy is also a member of the firm’s charities/not for profit, education and sports and leisure groups, with an interest and expertise in all those areas.  He is recognised by Chambers as a leader in his field and “an Associate to watch”.
 

Julian Parker on leaving the army went into the commercial investigations industry, where he spent 10 years investigating fraud, piracy, counterfeit, intellectual property theft and abuse and many other matters.

In 2001 he co-founded Data Genetics International Ltd (DGI) with Edward Wilding, a long-standing computer forensics investigator.