Martin Edwards

Job Title: Head of department
Department: Employment & HR
Office: Liverpool

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Martin is a partner and head of the Employment department. He specialises in all aspects of employment law and appears as an advocate before employment tribunals nationwide, as well as before the Employment Appeal Tribunal. He is regularly consulted by private and public sector organisations seeking fast and practical advice on high-profile business transactions, ranging from corporate mergers to European and Premier League football transfers. Martin's clients include many solicitors, barristers' chambers and household name companies based throughout the UK, as well as multinationals.

Chambers and Partners - A Client's Guide to the Legal Professional say:

Recognised nationally for his "encyclopaedic knowledge" and gravitas, the "very popular Liverpool lawyer" Martin Edwards is referred to as "Mr Employment" and can be seen acting in the more sensitive employment cases. In one case he was instructed by Conwy County Council to act as an independent investigator in relation to allegations of serious misconduct concerning a senior executive.

Legal 500, 2007 says:

Martin Edwards is described by one client as 'one of the leading employment solicitors in the country'.

He is a founder member of the Law Society's Employment Law Committee and a member of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Working Party. Martin was also shortlisted in the 'lawyer of the year' category at this year's Newsco Insider Liverpool Professionals awards.

Martin enjoys writing novels and has been published internationally http://www.martinedwardsbooks.com/. Martin also writes a blog, to find out more click on the following link: http://www.doyouwriteunderyourownname.blogspot.com/