Luke Green

Luke is a partner in the Employment, Education and Pensions team and is the national head of Schools within the firm. His main areas of expertise are employment and education work, particularly in the schools sector.

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Prior to joining the firm in 2010, Luke was a solicitor with an established law firm also based in Liverpool although he has always carried out work across the United Kingdom. He has extensive experience working for a range of education and commercial clients.

Luke practises in the areas of employment and education law and is an experienced Employment Tribunal advocate, specialising in advising on complex cases involving terminations, discrimination and whistleblowing. In his education practice he advises on safeguarding, admissions, exclusions, parental issues, governance, equality issues, academy conversions, free school applications and all aspects of legal compliance for schools and academies.

Luke has two degrees: one in law and one in politics and economics. He graduated high school, university and law school winning awards for his results and performance.

Experience
Acted for various multi-academy trusts in entering into recognition and collective agreements with national trade unions
Acted for an employer in successfully defending a multi-million pound whistleblowing claim in the Tribunal
Advised a further education college of a full review of all HR policies and procedures
Acted for a school on its conversion from a local authority school to become an academy trust
Acted for a chief executive in negotiating his exit from his company on agreed terms
Acted for a single academy trust in reviewing and updating its statutory policies
Advised a school on a complicated investigation involving very serious safeguarding and abuse allegations
Advised a company on successfully defending a claim for breach of contract and a large bonus by an ex-employee
Acted for a number of schools against attempts by the secretary of state to close them
Advised a large employer on a large restructure and redundancy process involving both collective and individual consultation
Affiliations
Member of the Law Society
Member of the Employment Lawyers Association

Luke Green's Expertise

Education

Funding issues, changing government policies and competition all create challenges for the education sector. Universities, schools, local authorities and educational charities are fac...

Employment law

Getting employment issues right is crucial for any business. By understanding your organisation and marketplace, and providing practical, solutions-based advice, our experts guide HR ...