Chris Finlay

Partner

Leicester

contact details

• e: Chris Finlay
• dt: +44 (0) 116 285 9028
• df: +44 (0) 116 285 9001
• m: +44 (0) 7748 632 146

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Expertise

Chris is a leading employment lawyer with an excellent reputation as a regular advocate at employment tribunals.

Experience

Chris has held a number of non-executive directorships in the public, private and charitable sectors. He specialises in all aspects of employment law, both contentious and advisory. He has over 20 years' experience as an employment lawyer and also spent seven years managing a professional services firm.

Successes

Acted for respondent company in defeating claims for sex discrimination, sexual harrassment and victimisation brought by former Managing Director and heard over 13 days in the Employment Tribunal, resulting in a costs award of £100,000 in favour of the client.

Acted for the minority shareholder and Managing Director of a household name company, bringing claims for whistleblowing and unfair dismissal.

Acted on multi-party TUPE dispute involving Phoenix companies and individual and collective claims.

Acted for Managing Director and 25% shareholder of company with £100 million turnover in unfair dismissal and breach of contract dispute.

Interests

Chris enjoys all sports particularly golf and is a keen Evertonian.