James Barratt
Associate Solicitor

James is an Associate solicitor in the Employment team and advises clients across the firm’s Education, Charity, Business and Private Client sectors on a wide range of employment law issues. With a primary focus on the Education sector, James advises large multi-academy trusts on issues such as discrimination, employee benefits, contentious employee exits, whistleblowing complaints, shared parental leave, some other substantial reason (SOSR) dismissals, safeguarding issues and relationship/ reputation management matters. He also drafts contracts, settlement agreements and policies.  

He manages complex Employment Tribunal claims involving complaints such as whistleblowing, race/sex discrimination and constructive unfair dismissal. James is recognised as a Key Lawyer in the Legal 500 for Stone King’s Employment team in the Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire area. 
 

What our clients say

‘James Barrett provides the legal knowledge and the personal reassurance which is so often greatly needed.’
 

What our clients say

‘James Barratt – has guided us successfully over the last 12 months on a very complex legal matter. His availability, support and speed of response have been consistently excellent. He makes us feel like we are his only client, although we know that we are not. He is quick to grasp the core issues and explain to us the position and our options and the risks associated with the various options, in a simple and clear manner.’