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Mark Welch

Associate

London +44 20 7067 2382

  • About
  • Representative Matters
  • Credentials
  • About

    Mark Welch is an associate in the International Employment Practice Group, having joined the firm as a trainee solicitor in 2018. His practice covers a range of both UK and international employment issues including international employment aspects of global transactions, HR-legal compliance issues and contentious employment matters.

    Mark also assists clients seeking to protect their business and increase international compliance through the drafting and implementation of employment contracts and internal policies. He has particular experience in relation to whistleblowing matters, both advising clients on whistleblower protections and requirements for compliance purposes and defending clients in contentious matters involving allegations based on protected disclosures.

    Mark gained valuable experience while on secondment to a large pharmaceutical client. He is a member of the firm’s Diversity Committee.

    Areas of Expertise

  • Practices and Industries
  • Representative Matters
    • Advising on significant UK unfair dismissal, harassment, discrimination, victimisation, whistleblowing and equal pay claims in the UK Employment Tribunal against a UK subsidiary of a U.S. listed company and some of its senior employees.
    • Representing a healthcare technology company in defending a claim for wrongful dismissal, automatic unfair dismissal, age discrimination and whistleblowing in the UK Employment Tribunal.
    • Advising an international wine company in relation to the termination of employment of their former European HR manager.
    • Advising an international software company on Europe-wide requirements and best practice in relation to formal and informal performance management and role eliminations, and assisting with a review of their global leave packages.
    • Advising on several multi-country employment law surveys for a major Fortune 500 corporation.

    • Advising an international software company on the employment aspects of its acquisition of a work management platform.
    • Advising an international financial software company on the merits of potential claims including automatic unfair dismissal, whistleblowing and breach of contract by a former UK employee.
    • Assisting an international video gaming company with a review of its APAC employment contract templates.

    Areas of Expertise

  • Credentials
    Education
    • The University of Law, L.P.C./M.Sc., 2018
        • Law, Business and Management
        • Distinction
    • University College London, LL.M., 2017
        • Law
        • Distinction
    • University of Oxford, B.A., 2016
        • Jurisprudence
    Bar Admissions
    • Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales
    Languages
    • English
    Pro Bono
    • Provided immigration advice through the organisation Kids in Need of Defense whilst representing a family in their successful EU settlement application, an outcome which ensured indefinite leave to remain in the UK.
    • Provided employment advice to a charitable organisation dedicated to improving the sustainability of fisheries around the world.
    Memberships and Affiliations
    • Employment Lawyers Association
    Previous Experience
    • Secondment to the in-house legal department of a multinational pharmaceutical company.

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