Jamie Webster

Associate

Waterfront Law
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Jamie Webster

Jamie is an associate solicitor specialising in employment law. He gives empathetic, practical and commercial advice and clients value his responsiveness.

He represents companies in a variety of sectors including retail, video games, public relations, property management and sales, fashion, design and tech. The individuals he represents come from all levels of seniority and from business areas such as media, marketing and branding, hospitality, property development, tech and finance.

Jamie assists and advises on a wide variety of issues (both contentious and non-contentious), including:

Unfair and wrongful dismissal claims
Unlawful discrimination
Grievance and disciplinary procedures
Staff performance and welfare
Redundancies
TUPE
Staff handbooks
Contracts of employment
Employment status
Restrictive covenants and their enforcement
Protection of confidential information
Settlement agreements
The employment aspects of corporate reorganisations or sales

He has also delivered a series of training sessions for employers of varying size on transgender law in the workplace.

Jamie joined Waterfront in January 2021 after completing his training at Keystone Law. Prior to his training contract, he had a previous career in the hospitality sector.

Jamie Webster

Associate

Recent Work

Successfully defending a PR agency against claims of race discrimination and victimisation.
Representing the employee of a luxury hotelier in their claim for discrimination on the basis of gender reassignment.
Successfully defending a large UK employer against claims of unfair dismissal.
Representing the employee of a national hospitality provider in their claim for unfair dismissal.
Negotiating the exit of a senior employee from a national charity.
Advising a fashion agency on multiple complex grievances raised against its founder.
Advising an investment fund on the exit of one of their co-founders.
Updating a full suite of employment contracts and company handbook for a large multinational employer.

Client Feedback

We have turned to Waterfront for advice on HR issues for several years now. We find their lawyers to be very knowledgeable, responsive and able to find practical solutions to the HR challenges we face as a large organisation. H&M
Jamie assisted us recently in defending employment tribunal claims bought by a senior former employee. We were very pleased with his thorough and hard work in helping us achieve a successful outcome. Group General Counsel – large multinational marketing group
The team at Waterfront Solicitors, in particular Jamie (who handled my case), have been amazing. They were very prompt and provided support in very tight timescales I had. They always kept on top of everything and proactively updated me throughout the process. I can’t thank them enough for their help and support, and flexibility at a difficult time personally. Would highly recommend anyone that needs legal support to reach out to the team. Employee of a large travel services company
Jamie assisted us recently with an employment matter. His ability to quickly understand our business, the complexities of the issue and execution were beyond my expectations based on experiences with other firms. He was quick, easy to work with and delivered faster than our original timelines. We were really pleased with the service. Dash Tabor, TUBR Limited
I had a fantastic experience working with Jamie at Waterfront Law for my employment matter. Jamie was incredibly patient, explained everything clearly, and kept me well informed throughout the process. I also appreciated that all the fees were transparent and upfront with no surprises. Highly recommend Jamie and Waterfront Law! Employee of a large streaming and media company
Jamie has assisted us with employment and HR matters over the last year and we have been very pleased with the service. Jamie always responds promptly, his expertise has been valuable and we wouldn’t hesitate to recommend him. Parallel Carbon Limited
Thank you for Jamie’s efforts over the last year or so. I am very appreciative of your responsive and diligent approach, and your support in what has been a challenging process. I have been really pleased with the service provided by Jamie, Matthew and the Waterfront team. Employee of a large organisation in the retail sector
Jamie and the team at Waterfront were really supportive, responsive and couldn’t have been more reassuring as I worked through a situation with my employers. Jamie was pragmatic but firm and ensured that I achieved the best possible result. Senior charity leader

Professional Memberships

Employment Lawyers Association

Jamie and the team at Waterfront were really supportive, responsive and couldn’t have been more reassuring as I worked through a situation with my employers
Senior charity leader
Jamie assisted me with a workplace dispute and I was very pleased with the service. He kept me regularly updated, gave practical advice explained in clear terms and was robust but practical in negotiating on my behalf
Employee of a large media organisation
We have turned to Waterfront for advice on HR issues for several years now. We find their lawyers to be very knowledgeable, responsive and able to find practical solutions to the HR challenges we face as a large organisation.
H&M