Hugh Young
Senior Associate
Hugh is an experienced employment lawyer. He acts for senior executives at all stages of the employment cycle and represents employer clients in various sectors, including financial services, schools, universities, charities and corporate organisations.
Hugh advises senior executives on entry and exit, including negotiating employment contracts and settlement agreements. He provides guidance on the enforceability of post termination restrictions, employee competition matters and the terms of share plans, non-disclosure agreements, and other related documents. He is also a member of the firm’s Employee Competition Group.
Hugh has worked on complex investigations, often as an adviser to employer clients carrying out investigations. He supports clients with all stages in the investigative process, from framing the allegations, to drafting the investigation report and on to handling any subsequent disciplinary or grievance hearing. Hugh co-drafted the firm's Investigations Guide for Schools and delivers training to clients on investigations.
Hugh acts for many schools, universities and other education businesses. He has recently advised several schools on consultations regarding a proposed withdrawal from the Teachers’ Pensions Scheme. He has completed secondments at Imperial College London and with a Premier League football club, which have helped him to develop a practical approach to legal issues.
Hugh 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 settlement to a tribunal claim.
Hugh provides general advice to employer clients on the full range of employment law issues, including unfair dismissal, whistleblowing, discrimination, performance management, TUPE, contractual issues, policy reviews and much more. This includes advice to financial services businesses on employment law and the related regulatory framework, including the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SM&CR) and the Regulatory Reference Regime.
Hugh also has experience in advising on the employment law elements of corporate transactions, including employment due diligence and employment wording in the sale agreement.
Hugh is fluent in French.
He qualified as a solicitor into the Employment team in 2018.
