Lawyers / Professionals

 
Daniel L. Peyton       
Partner
11 Pilgrim Street
London EC4V 6RN, United Kingdom 
T: +44 (0)20 7632 1667
F: +44 (0)20 7632 1638
dpeyton@mcguirewoods.com
 

Mr. Peyton practices in all aspects of English employment law, particularly focused on contentious employment matters, including whistle blowing, discrimination, restraint of trade and confidential information disputes and board level terminations. He has extensive experience advising on non-contentious matters such as redundancy programs and the employment aspects of business re-organizations, as well as advising on the employment issues arising in corporate transactions. He has participated in numerous client seminars on employment law topics including unfair dismissal, redundancy, whistle blowing, discrimination, restrictive covenants and confidential information.


Practices & Industries
Previous Experience
  • Partner, Grundberg Mocatta Rakison LLP, London, U.K.
  • Senior Associate, Reed Smith Richards Butler, London, U.K., 2001-2007
  • Barrister, 196 Temple Chambers, London, U.K., 1998-2000
  • Pupil Barrister, 12 King's Bench Walk, London, U.K., 1997-1998
  • Part-time Lecturer in Law, Brunel University, Uxbridge, Middlesex, 1994-1995
  • Lecturer in Law, Kingston University, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, 1990-1995

Articles
  • "Stress at Work - An Employer's Duty to Act," LINK Magazine, April 2009
  • "Time to Update Restrictive Covenants," Personnel Today, October 2007
  • "Staff Monitoring: Why There Should be No Such Thing as Privacy at Work," Personnel Today, March 2007

Seminars
  • "Issues in English Employment Law," Swedish British Chamber of Commerce, September 2007
  • "Employment Rights: A Roadblock to Doing Business in the UK?" Norwegian British Chamber of Commerce, May 2007

Professional Affiliations
  • Honorable Society of the Inner Temple
  • Employment Lawyers Association

Languages
  • English
 

EDUCATION

Inns of Court School of Law, Bar Vocational Course, 1994-1995

  • Major Scholarship, 1994
  • Duke of Edinburgh Entrance Awards 1994

Oxford University, BCL, 1989-1990

University of Sheffield, LL.B. Hons (First Class), 1986-1989

  • Jacqueline Faulkner Prize for Law, 1989
 
 

ADMITTED

Qualified as Solicitor 2006

Called to the Bar of England & Wales 1995

 

PLACE OF BIRTH

England