Partner - Employment Law
CurrentLeading employment lawyer and accredited expert (Law Society of Scotland), David has an enviable track record as a commercial employment law adviser. The success of David’s approach is down to the strong relationships he forges with human resources professionals in clients throughout the UK. An accredited mediator in his own right, David is a proponent of mediation and risk management in workplace disputes. As well as acting for household name employers throughout Scotland and the UK, David represents executives in relation to their own severance arrangements and settlement agreements.Our employment law team at Burness Paull is top ranked at Tier 1 in both Legal 500 and Chambers UK.Burness Paull LLP is the member firm for Scotland of Lex Mundi, a global network of the world’s finest and most established law firms.David advises on all aspects of employment law, including discrimination, unfair dismissal, contracts and policy documentation, change management, disciplinary hearings, absence and performance management and TUPE related issues. He has particular expertise in trade union disputes, industrial action and trade union recognition. David also heads up the Food & Drink Sector Group at Burness Paull LLP.David is a Notary Public, registered with the Foreign & Commonwealth Office.