Clive Howard

Clive is a leading employment law expert, advising senior executives and employers on complex contractual disputes, dismissals, reorganisations, and Employment Tribunal claims across sectors including finance, tech, and government.

• Represented a fund manager in a dispute with a senior executive in respect of permanent health insurance, access to carried interest, and employment terms.
• Worked with USA lawyers in a US mediation over a UK-based share option scheme for a USA executive.
• Advised the new Chief Executive of a major sports governing body in negotiations on their contractual terms.
• Advised partners in respect of negotiations in respect of LLP agreements, shareholders’ agreements, service agreements, and carried interest arrangements.
• Advised a senior executive in a case involving a company in administration and the application of TUPE.

Clive is one of the UK’s foremost whistleblowing lawyers, representing high-profile and senior individuals in complex, sensitive claims against public and private institutions, including banks, regulators, and government departments.

• Represented the UK Home Office’s most senior official in a whistleblowing claim against the Home Secretary Priti Patel.
• Represented a non-executive director in bringing the first whistleblowing claim of a non-exec.
• Represented a number of senior executives, including Heads of Risk, in whistleblowing proceedings against major banks.
• Acted for a very high-profile whistleblower in proceedings against a high-street bank.
• Represented a very senior executive in a whistleblowing claim against a major energy company working in conjunction with USA lawyers.
• Acted for the high-profile whistleblower Paul Moore, in proceedings against HBOS and in giving evidence to Parliament.
• Successfully defended a claim brought in the ET by a former Head of Operations for unfair dismissal, whistleblowing, and victimisation.
• Successfully represented the Chief Risk Officer of a bank, involving protracted Employment Tribunal proceedings and culminating in a 10-day hearing.

Clive has extensive experience advising partners and senior executives in high-value discrimination cases involving age, sex, race and disability, often against major firms and in regulated environments.

• Acted for partners in major professional service firms in age and sex discrimination claims when being dismissed or being denied promotion.
• Acted for a senior executive in race discrimination proceedings against a major bank.
• Represented a law firm in a protracted dispute with one equity partner over alleged disability discrimination.
• Acted for a senior partner in respect of his exit and retirement from the LLP with additional advice provided for disability age discrimination claims.
• Advised a GP in her dispute with her GP practice after her dismissal whilst disabled.

Clive is highly experienced in managing contentious exits for senior professionals, ensuring their rights, reputations, and financial interests are protected in sensitive and high-stakes departure situations.

• Acted for a partner as part of a complex team move in extensive arbitration proceedings.
• Acted for a senior partner in a large accountancy practice on disciplinary proceedings relating to allegations of harassment and helped to retain his position.
• Advised a senior partner at an international law firm in ensuring that her position and partnership earnings were protected whilst she worked overseas assisting another office.
• Acted for a fund manager/markets investor in dealing with partner exits and employment issues.
• Advised a very senior partner in an international law firm who faced very significant hostility internally, after moving to assist the managing partner in implementing global programmes.

Clive regularly advises firms and individuals on all legal aspects of partnerships and LLPs, including exits, governance, disputes, LLP agreements, and internal investigations involving professional service firms.

• Acted for a partner as part of a complex team move in extensive arbitration proceedings.
• Acted for a senior partner in a large accountancy practice on disciplinary proceedings relating to allegations of harassment and helped to retain his position.
• Acted for a fund manager/ markets investor in dealing with partner exits and employment issues.
• Advised a very senior partner in an international law firm who faced very significant hostility internally, after moving to assist the managing partner in implementing global programmes.
• Advised a GP in her dispute with her GP partnership practice after her dismissal whilst disabled.

Clive Howard advises on complex partnership and professional practice disputes, including discrimination, harassment, disciplinary proceedings, exits, and protection of partners’ positions and earnings in major law, accountancy, and medical firms.

• Acted for a senior partner in a large accountancy practice on disciplinary proceedings relating to allegations of harassment and helped to retain his position.
• Advised a senior partner at an international law firm in ensuring that her position and partnership earnings were protected whilst she worked overseas assisting another office.
• Advised a very senior partner in an international law firm who faced very significant hostility internally, after moving to assist the managing partner in implementing global programmes.
• Acted for partners in major professional service firms in age and sex discrimination claims when being dismissed.
• Represented a law firm in a protracted dispute with one equity partner over alleged disability discrimination.
• Acted for a senior partner in respect of his exit and retirement from the LLP with additional advice provided for disability age discrimination claims.
• Advised a GP in her dispute with her GP partnership practice after her dismissal whilst disabled.

Recognised by Chambers UK for Partnership 2026

Recognised by Chambers UK  for Employment: Senior Executives 2025–2026

Recognised by The Legal 500 as Leading Individual for Employment: Senior Executives 2026

Recognised by The Legal 500 2026 for Corporate and Commercial: Partnerships

Recommended Lawyer in The Spear’s 500 Employment Index 2024–2026

Recognised in Lexology Index as a Thought Leader for Labour, Employment and Benefits 2025

Top 10 Most Influential Employment Lawyers for Senior Executives in London 2023 Business Today

Member of the Employment Lawyers Association.

Member of the Lawyers International Network for Employees and Executives (LINEE)