An employment lawyer with extensive experience in guiding businesses and individuals through complex employment law challenges, with a particular focus on the screen sectors.
Martin is a Legal Director in our Employment team and advises across the creative sectors on a broad range of employment law matters. Martin offers day-to-day HR support to companies including advice on contracts, policies, workplace investigations and dispute resolution. He also advises individuals on exit scenarios and handles the negotiation of settlement agreements, as well as service agreements, across a variety of industries.
At Lee & Thompson, Martin has particular expertise in the Film & TV sector where he supports production companies on a wide range of employment matters, from contracting crew members to handling personnel issues arising during production. Before qualifying as a solicitor in 2017, Martin worked as a paralegal at a leading UK film production and distribution company, giving him first-hand experience within the sector.
Martin joined Lee & Thompson in 2020 from Penningtons Manches Cooper where he gained significant experience working on employment tribunal litigation involving issues of discrimination, whistleblowing, unfair dismissal and employment status.
Martin obtained a Bachelor of Law (LLB) from the University of Birmingham in 2012. He is a member of the Employment Lawyers’ Association.
