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Andy Norris
Andy is an experienced employment lawyer and advises both senior employees and partners and employer clients on the full range of contentious and non-contentious employment matters.
Working alongside inhouse counsel, senior business leaders and HR, Andy supports and advises employer clients on grievance, disciplinary and performance matters, TUPE-related issues, employee exits and redundancies and re-organisations, as well as drafting employment contracts, handbooks and policies and settlement agreements.
Andy’s experience covers a range of sectors including: education, hospitality, legal, retail, aviation and technology, and includes large national and multinational corporations.
Andy represents senior employees, partners and LLP members in relation to redundancy, disciplinary, grievance and performance matters and negotiates exits, particularly for senior individuals working in financial services, which will often involve bonus provision, complex equity and deferred remuneration arrangements and post-termination restrictions.
He is an experienced litigator and has successfully brought and defended numerous employment related claims, including claims for unfair dismissal, discrimination, harassment, victimisation, equal pay and whistleblowing.
Andy provides the service he would want to receive. Avoiding legal waffle, he provides advice that is commercially minded, pragmatic and strategic. He prides himself on his personal approach and particularly enjoys working closely with clients to achieve the best commercial outcome.
Andy has been recognised by the Legal 500 for a number of years.
He co-edits the employment precedents in Thomson Reuter’s Practical Commercial Precedents.
Recent work
- Andy is acting for a large multinational technology and consulting company in connection with an employment tribunal claim brought against it by an employee following a TUPE transfer and advising on a number of grievances raised by employees following a TUPE transfer from one of the “big six” energy suppliers.
- Successfully secured a large settlement for a senior employee in respect of her claims for discrimination, unfair dismissal and equal pay against a large US bank.
Professional societies and Memberships
- Employment Lawyers Association
- Discrimination Law Association (DLA)
- Industrial Law Society (ILS)
What clients and directories have said
Andy Norris was readily available when needed in the tricky situation I faced, was a calming influence and thorough in his detail, which made for a positive end of situation for me.’
The Legal 500, 2025
Andrew Norris is an experienced lawyer and extremely approachable. He is a very safe pair of hands, always going the extra mile. Very knowledgeable, providing timely and concise advice."
The Legal 500, 2024
“Andrew's work ethic and attention to detail was remarkable”
A client
“it’s so much easier working with lawyers who you get on with”
An employer client
“I would recommend Andrew to anyone”
A client
