Christian Grierson

Associate
020 7405 4600
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Fortuitously preparing for an Employment Tribunal isn’t something you do often, and so Kit’s [Christian] reassuring, patient and expert guidance throughout proved invaluable.  Every question was welcomed and the whole process was handled professionally from start to close

Executive Director at a Local Authority

Kit/Christian  is extremely professional and thorough with great attention to detail and supported us throughout in successfully winning our employment case. He is an excellent writer and able to simplify complex issues

Head of Sustainability & Major Works at a Local Authority

The recent support from Kit in dealing with an incredibly challenging and complex tribunal case was greatly appreciated. His ability to provide clear advice and navigate through the unusual circumstances enabled us to prepare and successfully defend the claims. Kit’s calm and approachable manner combined with his investment in providing excellent service and expertise in guiding us through, made this difficult event more manageable

Head of HR at a Fire Service

It is always a pleasure to receive instructions from Kit. He has excellent judgment and his cases are always extremely well prepared. This was a tricky case that required sensitive handling and Kit was mindful of ensuring that the claimant was able to obtain a fair hearing in difficult circumstances whilst also advancing his own client’s case.

Barrister

Christian was extremely helpful throughout the tribunal process and ensured I had clear instructions from start to finish. He dealt well with any unexpected developments, such as the late addition of documents by the litigant in person. Further, he prepared a helpful bundle and drafted thorough witness statements, allowing me to use the written evidence to prepare my arguments and cross-examination. His support and preparation played a key role in the successful outcome of the case.

Barrister

Christian is a solicitor in the Employment and Litigation team, developing his practice in both contentious and non-contentious employment law. He also acts for public sector clients in a range of civil matters.

Christian adopts a diligent and pragmatic approach to ensure that his client’s objectives are met. He ensures often challenging employment disputes are prepared well and clearly understands the issues in a case.

Christian regularly provides legal advice on all manner of employment law issues. He has particular experience of working with public sector organisations to advise on TUPE implications for outsourcing agreements, reviewing a wide range of contractual arrangements and defending complex employment tribunal claims.

Case highlights

  • Successfully defending a local authority in an 8-day unfair dismissal, age and race discrimination claim arising from a restructure. The case involved 10 witnesses with the majority at director or executive director level.
  • Successfully struck out a disability discrimination and harassment claim on the first day of a 5-day hearing owing to the Claimant’s failure to comply with orders and progress their claim. This is rare to achieve in a discrimination claim and evidences the meticulous preparation and effective communication with the Tribunal.
  • Achieved a very favourable settlement for a local authority on the day before a five-day disability discrimination claim with the claim being withdrawn.
  • Successfully defending a county council in a 3-day unfair dismissal claim.
  • Conduct of a 20 day hearing involving in excess of 20 witnesses and involving novel points of law.
  • Involved in a leisure centre procurement with a value of £80 million over the life of the contract. The outsourcing project involved challenging TUPE implications where detailed advice was required.
  • Advised on the TUPE implications of major public sector project.