Howard Hymanson provides advice on a comprehensive range of contentious and non contentious employment law issues and has developed a particular expertise in conducting high value discrimination cases (both before the employment tribunal and the appellate courts), advising on senior executive terminations, director/shareholder disputes and restrictive covenant injunctions.

“Meticulous” Howard Hymanson is head of the firm’s Employment Practice. Clients are especially appreciative of his considerate approach, with
many also praising him for “tackling complicated issues with enormous professional care.”
Chambers UK, 2012

He represents clients in media and entertainment, professional sports, investment banking sectors, professional services and retail and leisure. His clients include Lastminute.com, GP&J Baker Limited, Ponti’s Group Limited as well as many senior executives in Film and TV and investment banking.

He can provide specialist legal advice on:

• Contentious and non- contentious employment law issues
• High Value bullying and discrimination litigation
• High level senior executive terminations
• Director/shareholder disputes
• Team Moves and Restrictive covenant injunctions.

Howard sits on the Legislative and Policy Committee of the Employment Lawyers Association and regularly contributes to and chairs working parties commenting on draft legislation, most recently chairing the working party on compensated non fault dismissals.

WORK HIGHLIGHTS

Howard’s work highlights include:

• Representing Gillian Switalski, an ex-City employee who was claiming £19m compensation for work-place sex discrimination
• Defending lastminute.com against a constructive unfair dismissal and breach of contract claim in the Employment Tribunal brought by a senior HR vice president
• Acting for a football league cub in relation to an allegation of race discrimination made by a player against their manager
• Acting for a female City worker in conducting her sexual harassment grievance resulting in the termination of the employment of the harasser, a Partner in a leading Investment Bank
• Acting for an IT software sales specialist in a high value contested Employment Tribunal claim against a multi-national business for disability discrimination arising from the mental ill health suffered as a result of the bullying conduct of his female manager.

PUBLICATIONS

Howard has written and contributed to numerous articles in national newspapers and specialist trade journals including The Guardian, The Telegraph, HR Magazine, HR Review, The Lawyer, Personnel Today and Total Football.

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  Howard Hymanson is praised for his ‘calmness, tenacity, and attention to detail’.

  
  The Legal 500, 2011
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  Recognised in the Legal Experts Guide 2012 for Employment.

  
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  Howard Hymanson is "highly responsive and exudes an air of calm confidence." admiring clients say.

  
  Chambers UK, 2013