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Anthony Howard

Anthony Howard

EMPLOYMENT PROFILE

Mr Howard practises extensively in employment law as well as advising a wide-range of regulatory bodies. He has significant experience of Tribunal and Employment Appeals Tribunal work, including group redundancy applications, discrimination & harassment, unfair dismissal and restraint of trade injunctions.

He has a particular interest and expertise in all areas of discrimination work, which has led to number of high profile cases including cases brought against Greater Manchester Police and Trafford Borough Council.

Mr Howard has acted for large number of trades union and large commercial organisations such as the Cathy Pacific and HSBC. Further, Mr Howard has acted for a number of Police Authorities and Local Government organisations.

Mr Howard’s employment law specialism led him to spend a year on secondment working for Johnson, Stokes and Master in Hong Kong, the largest Solicitor’s firm in Asia. His work in Asia focussed on providing legal advice to several international banks and airline companies on discrimination law, whilst he gained a unique insight into the challenges and demands made on Solicitors which is of great benefit to those who instruct him.

Mr Howard has been recommended by the Legal 500 for his knowledge of employment law, reliability and willingness to get on with clients. Further, whilst in Hong Kong he was involved in writing updates for CCH Employment Law. Mr Howard has experience of taking a leading role in advising on transactional matters for international organisations, for example, he was responsible for the harmonisation of the employment policies following the BNP Paribas merger.

Mr Howard is known for his common-sense, down to earth and approachable style which has always been favourably received by Solicitors and clients alike. .

SEMINARS

Anthony is regularly called upon to lecture in all his fields of specialism and this has recently included topics such as equal pay claims. He has also lectured at Manchester University as part of their Employment Law post-graduate programme.