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Will Walsh
Partner
Employment
Will is a Partner in the Employment Law team, based at the Gatwick office. He has specialised in employment law for over two decades, boasting expertise in all facets of this area.
Will primarily engages with corporate clients, whilst also providing advice to senior executives.
In addition to advising corporate clients on avoiding and resolving complex legal issues, company restructures and international issues, he is very experienced with dealing with the termination of senior executives.
Will has particular expertise advising on company sales and restructures, TUPE, GDPR, negotiation of senior executive service contracts and severance terms, restrictive covenants, unfair dismissal claims and discrimination. He frequently advises on cross border issues.
Will qualified as a solicitor in 2001.
Work highlights
DIRECTOR REMOVAL
Advising the board of directors on the strategy to remove a long serving director, with a complex remuneration and incentive package in place, helping them to bring the matter to a successful commercial focused conclusion.
INTERNATIONAL EXIT PLANNING
Advising an international company on the employment aspects of the exit from an Employee Ownership Trust and limiting liabilities to employees across multiple territories, helping them to tackle issues on new and untested law.
TERMINATION
Advising a national theatre company on the termination of a cast member of a major production, assisting them with strategy and guiding them through the legal issues, to ensure the continued smooth running of the production.
DATA PROTECTION
Advising the directors of a technology company following a data breach by former employees, guiding them through the data protection implications and helping them to avoid potential reputational harm.
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Recent videos
EMPLOYMENT LAW
Looking back over 2025 and ahead to 2026
Our expert Employment Law team provides you the key updates throughout 2025, heading in to 2026. Greg Burgess takes you through the key cases of the last 12 months, and key cases going through the tribunals and courts across 2026. Our update on new legislation from Will Walsh features not just the changes to the Employment Rights Bill, but also other changes to look out for. Lydia Goodman also discusses managing suicide risk in the workplace in this session
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EMPLOYMENT LAW
Looking back over 2024 and ahead to 2025
Our expert employment law team take a look back over important changes and key developments in the law that we saw in 2024, and can still expect to see in 2025. They take you through the key cases of the last 12 months, and cases of note going through the tribunals and courts next year. Their update on new legislation features not just the Labour government’s plans, but also other changes to look out for. This update is also available as a podcast.
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EMPLOYMENT LAW
Fireworks in the workplace; changes to the Employment Rights Bill
Our employment law experts provide a review of the changes facing employers under the Employment Rights Bill, published in early October.
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EMPLOYMENT LAW
The rights of trade union members and issues for employers facing industrial action
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EMPLOYMENT LAW
Catch up on the highlights in employment law from 2021, look forward to the likely changes in 2022
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EMPLOYMENT LAW
How (not) to lose an Employment Tribunal claim - part 2: The early stages of a tribunal claim
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Events
Join our online workshop where our employment law experts will provide a practical update on the reforms already in force, what changes are on the horizon, and discuss what employers and HR teams should be doing to plan ahead.
Videos
Our expert Employment law team take a look back over important changes and key developments in the law that we saw in 2025, and can still expect to see in 2026.
11/02/2026
Podcasts
New laws, introduced in October 2024, place a positive duty on employers to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment of its employees in the workplace.
16/09/2025
Videos
Our expert Employment law team take a look back over important changes and key developments in the law that we saw in 2024, and can still expect to see in 2025.
18/02/2025