Adrian Crawford

Adrian joined Kingsley Napley as a partner in 2009. Previously, he trained at Simmons & Simmons, where he qualified in 1988 and became a partner in 1995 before moving to regional firm DMH Stallard as a partner in 1998.

Adrian has wide experience of all areas of employment and partnership law including litigation in the High Court, employment tribunal and employment appeal tribunal, advocacy in the employment tribunal and employment appeal tribunal, outsourcings, mergers and acquisitions, management buyouts and complex contracts. Recently, he has worked on large projects with clients including multinational companies, financial institutions and major law firms.

Adrian’s areas of expertise include

• Litigation (including advocacy) in the employment tribunal and employment appeal tribunal
• High Court litigation including breach of contract and restrictive covenant cases
• Management buyouts, buy ins and acquisitions
• Change management including restructurings, relocations and changes of terms and conditions
• Collective consultation and industrial disputes
• Advising both employers and executives on senior executive terminations
• TUPE and outsourcings
• Partnership agreements and partner exits

He regularly gives seminars and workshops for clients.

Recent experience

• Representing a professional services firm in connection with disputes with former partners
• Defending complex discrimination claims for multinational companies and professional services firms
• Advising on a dispute involving restrictions in the field of professional services
• Defending complex discrimination claims including conducting mediations
• Representing senior executives including a number of chief executives and finance directors in connection with their termination
• Advising a public sector body on the application of TUPE to outsourcing arrangements
• Representing well known law firms, professional service firms, commodity and financial futures brokers, hedge funds, companies in the manufacturing and transport sectors and senior executives
• Resolving collective issues including major industrial disputes
• Advising on the employment aspects of major transactions including, sales outsourcings and privatisations

What others have said

• "on the ball" (Chambers UK).
• "commercial, pragmatic and quick to respond" (Chambers UK).

Professional societies

• Law Society
• Employment Lawyers Association

Articles and Publications

• "Attrill v Dresdner Kleinwort/Commerzbank", People Management, May 2012
• "A guide to challenging your bonus", eFinancial Careers, January 2012
• "Tribunal reform will lead to more cash settlements" (quoted), The Sunday Telegraph, December 2011
• "Age discrimination claims up by one-third" (quoted), Personnel Today, July 2011
• "Workplace affairs in regulated companies", People Management, June 2011
• "The legal complexities of having an affair with a colleague whilst working in the City", eFinancialCareers, May 2011

Further information

Adrian is married with two children to whom he provides a regular free taxi service and, between injuries, he plays tennis and badminton, runs and cycles.