Paul McFarlane

Paul is a Partner in the employment and pensions department and manages a team of lawyers providing the full range of employment law advice to health, police and emergency services clients. Paul has over 20 years experience advising clients in the public sector, particularly in the emergency services sector and will be working with fellow partners: Hugh Giles and Alessandra Gettins to enhance the firm’s development in this sector.

Paul particular specialisms include: advising employer clients on all aspects of industrial relations law, including seeking injunctions to prevent industrial action. Paul has recently advised a client on legal and practical issues involved in changing terms and conditions of part of its workforce. Paul also regularly advises clients on complex discrimination and/or whistleblowing matters. Paul was recently appointed as Deputy Chair of the Employment Lawyers Association.