Damian Kelly Email & Phone Number

Leeds, Gb

Leeds, England, United Kingdom

Senior Solicitor acting for Professionals involved in Employment and Regulatory/Disciplinary issues at work

York, England, United Kingdom

Senior Employment Solicitor acting for Trade Unions across UK.

Leeds, England, United Kingdom

Employment Solicitor

7 Bell Yard, London, Wc2A 2Jr

Freelance virtual Regulatory, Employment & Data Protection Solicitor across England & Wales

Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Head of Compliance and Employment Law. Supervising Staff. Dealing with Compliance issues internally in the Firm. Led Employment Dept in Contentious and Non Contentious Employment matters for Commercial and Private Clients. Advocacy before Employment Tribunal. All Employment cases including Advising on Employment issues for HR, negotiating and drafting Settlement Agreements/COT3 matters, Drafting pleadings, Issuing and Defending Employment claims and progressing cases through all stages of Tribunal.Also, dual Role in relation to Compliance and Regulatory matters such as AML, GDPR/Data Protection, Claims, Complaints and Policy matters relating to Commercial Law Firm.

Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Handling Employment Claims in a Team on behalf of Trade Union Clients for largest Trade Union Law Firm in UK. Advising and preparing Claims for Unfair Dismissal, TUPE, HolidayPay, Unlawful deduction of wages claims and all type of Discrimination Claims under Equality Act(Race, Sex,Age, Disability). Drafting Pleadings. Advocacy before Tribunals and Courts. Included Injunction work and advice on regulatory issues such as GDPR. Considering Respondent Responses. Taking Statements from Clients/Witnesses and preparing Schedules of Loss. Negotiating Settlements and finalising with Remedy Hearings.

United Kingdom

Employment Contentious and Non Contentious work. Tribunal cases including Whistleblowing, advising on and drafting Settlement Agreements, Directors Contracts, TUPE Regs, Unfair Dismissal, Workplace Discrimination/Disciplinary matters. Some notable cases:-• In 2007, acted for first Whistleblower employed by SOCA. Case settled on agreed terms.• W v Chief Constable of North Yorkshire Police (2012-3). Successfully acted for female Police Firearms Officer who won her case for sex discrimination. Aggravated damages awarded. Case reported in media as “pink gun” case.• In 2017, represented Solicitor in relation to Employment dispute with Yorkshire Law Firm. Case settled after months of negotiating.• Acted for Premiership footballer from Chelsea FC arrested for alleged assault. Following investigation, no charges were brought.General Legal Compliance Work. Since 1994, data protection & compliance cases including Computer Misuse and Data Protection Act Offences. Acted in claims where breaches, including suing agencies for compensation and Judicial Review Proceedings. In 2017, I acted as Interim Compliance Officer for a Leeds based Company who were seeking to become an ABS. Duties included acting as Data Controller, Reviewing of Plans for GDPR, Supervision of Staff as well as reviewing financial claims for Pension misselling. -Private Criminal/Regulatory work. Some notable cases:-• Acted for Premiership footballer from Chelsea FC arrested for alleged assault. Following investigation, no charges were brought.Also experienced in:-- Professional Conduct cases,Inquests, Licensing matters plus Transport/Haulage and Road Traffic Law.

Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Leeds City Centre

Partner (and Head of Department) in National UK Law Firm, Russell Jones & Walker Solicitors (now part of Slater and Gordon Solicitors). Left in 2003 to set up own Law Firm, Arenalegal Solicitors.Supervision of Staff for Chambers 100 Firm Regional UK Law Office Represented Union Clients (ISTC, TSSA, RCN, GMB) and other Professionals, Directors and Bank Officials in many High Profile cases involving Disciplinary, Employment, Regulatory and Criminal matters including Major Fraud investigation of Multi million dollar losses at Coutts and co Bank in New York and Employment case of Police Inspector who won her case at an Employment Tribunal for Victimisation.

Leeds, United Kingdom

Trainee Solicitor with Zermanky & Partners Solicitors.The Firm was then headed by the well respected and esteemed Solicitor, Victor Zermansky LL.B, former Head of Leeds Law Society.I spent my time representing Clients before District Judges in Chambers, taking Instructions from Clients, attending Trials/Tribunals with Counsel as well as obtaining training in the Employment, Commercial, Property, Family, Probate and Conveyancing Departments and also in Civil/Criminal Litigation Department.