Name
David Speakman
Job Title
Partner
Company
DAC Beachcroft
Speaker Bio
David specialises in all areas of employment law, with a particular interest in Investigations and Tribunal Litigation.
He has almost 20 years’ experience advising clients including investment banks, insurers, professional services firms, private equity firms, asset managers, and corporates in the property retail and hotel sectors.
David acted successfully in the important employment cases of: Dr Beatt v Croydon Health Services NHS Trust, where the Court of Appeal gave clarification on the test for a protected disclosure in whistleblowing cases; and in the EAT in Ferguson v Astrea Asset Management Ltd, where the EAT confirmed that poison pill provisions should not transfer under TUPE.
He has almost 20 years’ experience advising clients including investment banks, insurers, professional services firms, private equity firms, asset managers, and corporates in the property retail and hotel sectors.
David acted successfully in the important employment cases of: Dr Beatt v Croydon Health Services NHS Trust, where the Court of Appeal gave clarification on the test for a protected disclosure in whistleblowing cases; and in the EAT in Ferguson v Astrea Asset Management Ltd, where the EAT confirmed that poison pill provisions should not transfer under TUPE.