Contract issues

Through our experience in dealing with contractual disputes and negotiating exit packages, Russell Jones & Walker's senior executive team is familiar with the pitfalls that can arise when entering into new contractual arrangements.

Reviewing contracts of employment / service agreements and negotiating new terms
Advising on restrictive covenant and garden leave clauses
Creating share options and other incentive arrangements
Resolving disputes concerning share options and other benefits
Litigating bonus claims and settling cases without litigation
Advising and assisting with permanent health insurance claims
Pursuing and defending claims for breach of contract

Increasingly, in many sectors, particularly in the financial and advertising world, there is considerable movement between institutions at senior level. We review all contract documents and consultancy agreements for our senior executive clients, providing speedy advice and negotiating more favourable terms and conditions.

Russell Jones & Walker's employment experts can draft clauses to detail every aspect of your contractual relationship, ensuring that contracts best protect you and meet all legal requirements. In our experience, key issues include the negotiation of guaranteed bonuses, creation of share options, and the interpretation of garden leave clauses and restrictive covenants.

Contract disputes can arise when a contract's interpretation is unclear, when an employer wishes to change the terms, or if a contract is jeopardised by unforeseen circumstances, such as merger and acquisition. As well as pursuing and defending claims for breach of contract, Russell Jones & Walker can help you avoid them.

Our experts are specialists in resolving contractual disputes relating to bonuses, permanent health insurance, share options and other benefits, and are able to settle cases without litigation. However, if proceedings become necessary, we will pursue these vigorously on your behalf. Our reputation in the tribunals, which is well known to employers' solicitors, uniquely strengthens our bargaining position in negotiations.