Chris is the Regional Office Head for Weightmans in Newcastle upon Tyne. In 2022 Chris was recognised as Lawyer of the Year in the Northern Law AwardsHe has over 25 years’ experience of advising commercial and public sector organisations on all aspects of employment law. He has a very broad range of experience involving almost all applications before the Employment Tribunal and has particular expertise in business protection, unlawful discrimination, outsourcing (TUPE 2006) and industrial action.Legal 500 2021 recently rated the Employment Team very highly, describing us as "very skilled…extremely competent and committed" Ranked as a Leading Individual in the same publication for over 10 years, Chris is described as "One of the most experienced employment lawyers in the country.He is battle hardened and a highly effective litigator.”Chris also has substantial experience in protecting businesses from unlawful competition, misuse of confidential information and fraud. He usually runs a number of High Court actions for employers involving injunctions to enforce restrictive covenants to prevent database misuse and to recover diverted funds. Chris has a particular interest in technology and has secured the first injunction allowing for imaging of the defendant's servers and systems. Chris is experienced in freezing orders and contempt applications as well as Director's duties more generally. Chris has also developed a significant practice involving partnership disputes and dissolution as well as shareholder disputes.Legal 500 2021 recently described the Litigation Team as “clearly an impressive group of individuals, who are aligned to the firm’s values and always provide excellent levels of service”, with Chris as head of the Team described as “outstanding.”Weightmans is a leading uk law firm recognised by the Top Employer’s Institute for the past 15 years and made a major investment in the North East by acquiring Watson Burton. This has provided further growth locally and created 25 new fee-earning roles. Weightmans can provide all of its services from Newcastle upon Tyne.As Regional Office Head Chris saw his office win large Law Firm of the Year in the Northern Law awards. He is also Client Partner for many of the firm’s major clients and responsible for many of the Firm’s commercial relationships in the North East and nationally. He runs a national campaign in marketing as well as having responsibility for diversity and CSR