James Warren

James qualified in New Zealand in 1998 and gained two years experience specialising in employment law. Prior to joining Field Fisher Waterhouse in 2003 James was based with the London Borough of Southwark's in-house employment law team, dealing with a broad range of both contentious and non-contentious employment work.

James has experience in the handling of several long-running and complex unfair dismissal, discrimination and trade union victimisation cases, from the Employment Tribunal level through to the Court of Appeal. He has carried out extensive contractual and policy document reviews, and advised particularly on disciplinary and grievance procedures. He has assisted both employers and employees with their approach to disciplinary investigations and proceedings, whistle blowing and harassment complaints, and sickness management and disability issues. James has also advised on a number of outsourcing and public service reorganisation transfers including the high profile Southwark Education contract.