Daniel Oakland
Consultant Solicitor
About Daniel
Daniel is an experienced lawyer specialising in Employment Law.
He has previously been the Head of Employment Law departments in West End and City firms and continues to maintain his links with the City by providing his expertise as a Consultant to law firms and to financial institutions.
Daniel is also fluent in French.
Daniel’s expertise and how he can help you
Acting for both employers and employees, Daniel undertakes work and advises businesses and employees on a broad range of employment issues, both contentious and non-contentious, including:
- contracts
- restrictive covenants
- entry and exit
- senior executive termination packages
- redundancy
- TUPE
- health and safety issues
He also regularly prepares and presents cases in the Employment Tribunals in a wide variety of claims including unfair dismissal, race, sex and disability discrimination and working time regulations.
Recent Experience
- Daniel has appeared on TV and radio advising and commenting on topical legal issues.
- Acting for individuals in connection with:
- Unfair dismissal
- Settlement Agreements
- Negotiating exits and settlements for executives and senior employees
- Redundancy
- Disability, Race and Sex Discrimination
- Discrimination on the grounds of Religion or Belief or Sexual Orientation
- Equal Pay
- Wrongful Dismissal
- Breach of Contract
- Working Time (e.g. holiday entitlement, working hours, breaks)
- Whistleblowing
- Health & Safety
- Restrictive Covenants
- TUPE
- Maternity / Paternity / Adoption / Flexible Working
- Employment Appeal Tribunal and Court of Appeal
- Acting for businesses in connection with
- HR advice
- Drafting contracts, service agreements, handbooks and policy documents
- Hiring, rewarding and terminating contracts of senior executives
- Employee benefits and share schemes
- Termination of employment, exit negotiations and compromise agreements
- Post termination restrictions
- Disciplinary and grievance procedures
- Employment tribunal claims