Hugh Young
Senior Associate
Hugh is an experienced employment lawyer who advises both senior executives and employer clients.
For senior executive clients, Hugh provides guidance on negotiating terms on entry, resolving disputes, securing favourable terms on exit and on the enforceability of post termination restrictions. He brings a calm and empathetic approach to navigating complex and often stressful situations.
He is also experienced in managing contentious employee competition matters, often involving disputes over restrictive covenants, misuse of confidential information or team moves, and is a member of the firm’s Employee Competition Group.
For employer clients, Hugh advises on the full range of employment law issues, including unfair dismissal, whistleblowing, discrimination, performance management, TUPE, contractual issues and policy reviews. He is experienced in advising on employment tribunal claims from start to finish, including drafting claim forms, responses to claims and witness statements, advising on tribunal procedure, and negotiating settlements.
Hugh also has experience in advising on the employment law elements of corporate transactions, including employment due diligence and employment wording within corporate documents.
He has completed secondments at Imperial College London and with a Premier League football club, giving him valuable insight into how employers approach employment issues in practice, which he deploys to good effect in his advice to senior executives.
Hugh qualified into the Employment team in 2018 and is fluent in French.
