Lawyer Monthly Magazine -December 2019 Edition

About Chris McAvoy Newns I am a Solicitor and the Founder of People Legal, which is a boutique Employment Law Firm, based in Alderley Edge, Cheshire. I qualified as a Solicitor in September 2008. People Legal, which is regulated by the Solicitors’ Regulation Authority, was established in February 2019. About People Legal People Legal helps small businesses and people by providing them with an exceptional, responsive and affordable Employment Law service. As the Founder, Chris McAvoy Newns, spent the majority of his career working for large national or international law firms, he can provide clients with the quality of Employment Law service that they should expect from those firms, at an affordable price. As he has also worked “in-house” on several occasions, he is experienced in providing pragmatic and commercially focused advice to businesses. People Legal adopts a more modern approach to legal services. For example, clients can arrange appointments online and their key documents, together with case updates, can be made accessible 24/7 via a secure client portal. They arrange free initial consultations and prices thereafter are generally based on fixed fees. They have experience of working in a broad range of sectors including aviation, transport, energy, retail, financial services, recruitment, pharmaceutical, beauty, education and sport. Their work includes bringing and defending complex and high value claims for discrimination and whistleblowing, as well as unfair dismissal. Contact Chris McAvoy Newns Solicitor and Founder People Legal Limited www.people.legal DD: 0161 240 3470 M: +447763680235 E: chris@people.legal 81 DEC 2019 | WWW.LAWYER-MONTHLY.COM Ask the Lawyer By Chris McAvoy Newns, People Legal protect the employee from further discrimination. How do you assist with workplace mediation to resolve such issues? I am a mediator accredited by the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR). I am also experienced in mediating a range of disputes. I chair workplace mediations which can often be an effective means of resolving these issues. It is more helpful if the mediation take place earlier in the process, before litigation commences and parties become more entrenched. LM