CASE STUDIES
Independent School Case Study
Background Our client was a single-sex independent school with an excellent reputation for inspiring, encouraging and developing boys between the ages of 4 and 13. The Headmaster had recently arrived at the school and as part of his initial review was interested in...
Grievance Case Study
Background Our client provides elderly, nursing and specialised care in a chain of residential homes across the Home Counties. They had received a grievance and counter-grievance between two managers working together in one care home but despite both informal and...
Mediation Case Study
Sam had worked at an Accountancy Firm since June 2005 as a qualified accountant. She was involved in the recruitment process when Lucy joined in September 2007 as a post graduate completing further professional qualifications. After Lucy completed a satisfactory...
A Gross Misconduct Disciplinary Case Study
Background Our client was a specialty food distributor with approximately 50 employees who had recently undergone a merger. As a result, the company had relocated and all office-based staff except Board Members were now working in an open plan environment. Shortly...
TUPE and Redundancy Case Study
Background Our client was a law firm that had, over a period of about a year, sought a merger with another law firm. As time wore on it became clear that a full merger may not be possible due to the diversity of the firm’s legal services and the Board reached a...
Law Firm Case Study
Background Our client was an innovative and contemporary law firm with a dominant position in conveyancing and re-mortgaging. However, following legislative changes in the legal sector, this market was transforming with new players from non-legal industries entering...
Strategic Restructure Case Study
Background Our client was an owner-managed publisher of magazines, websites, newsletters and advertisements in the specialist pet and traditional rural sectors. Following a significant shift in the industry away from physical print to digital content, the reduction in...
Mediation Case Study
Sam had worked at an Accountancy Firm since June 2005 as a qualified accountant. She was involved in the recruitment process when Lucy joined in September 2007 as a post graduate completing further professional qualifications. After Lucy completed a...