Innes Clark
PartnerInnes is one of the most prominent employment lawyers in Scotland. He also heads up our Employment Team and our Litigation Division.
Innes is one of Scotland's most experienced and well-known employment lawyers having specialised in employment law for over 25 years. He is an accredited specialist employment lawyer and is listed in the elite 'Leading lawyers' list in Legal 500. Innes is also ranked in Band 1 in Chambers & Partners.
Innes advises clients on a wide range of employment matters and, according to Chambers and Partners, he is able to see the same issue from multiple perspectives and pull complex advice into its most clearly understood format. Â
As well as advising a large portfolio of employer clients, Innes is a 'go to lawyer' for senior executives. He very regularly provides advice to senior executives which can be a particularly sensitive area with significant financial implications as well as reputational issues at stake.
Innes provides advice throughout the UK and is able to provide advice remotely via Teams or similar platforms.
As well as providing advice to our clients, Innes lectures in employment law at the University of Edinburgh.
Innes is also Signet Accredited in employment law, a member of the Employment Lawyers Association and a chartered member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development.
Areas of Expertise
Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Employment Law for Employers
Advisory Work
Discrimination & Equality
Employment Law Training
Employment Tribunals
Employment Advice for Employees
Professional Regulatory & Disciplinary Law
Unfair Dismissal Advice
Discrimination & Equality Advice
Employment Tribunal Claims
Redundancy Advice
Settlement Agreements
Executive Dismissals & Negotiations
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Redundancy
Employers may require to consider the possibility of redundancies either to reduce costs or to achieve an organisational structure that meets their business needs. This can be a difficult time for both the employer and the affected employees. Various issues should be considered prior to redundancies taking place including deciding if the business needs give rise to a genuine redundancy situation, choosing appropriate redundancy pools and fair selection criteria, consulting with affected employees, calculating redundancy payments and following a fair dismissal procedure.