Associate Solicitor, Chris Henshall, is based in our Gateshead office and works across all aspects of UK employment law, including unfair dismissal, constructive dismissal, and discrimination at work. He has a special interest in disability discrimination.
Chris’s message to you
“My cases often come from a complete breakdown in the employer/employee relationship. When people come to us, they can be highly stressed and in a difficult position.
“My greatest achievement is putting my clients in the best place they can be. We take some of that burden off their shoulders and hopefully put them on a path where they can move on to better and brighter things.
“It is a pleasure every time a client is happy with the outcome of a case, regardless of the value, knowing I have helped them to move on with their lives.”
Background
Chris has worked in employment law from the start of his career. He joined us in 2018. In spring 2022, he took part in filming a fly-on-the-wall documentary for the BBC as they followed a number of lawyers working in the North-East.
Qualifications
Chris graduated from Northumbria University in 2002 with an LLB (Honours) degree. He wrote his dissertation on employment law. He qualified as a solicitor in 2007.
Outside work
Chris has a large collection of vinyl records ranging from Buddy Holly to hard rock and heavy metal. Bruce Springsteen would be his desert island musician of choice.
He and his wife have a teenage daughter and regularly holiday in North Yorkshire – a county beloved by their black Labrador. He also like reading, especially sporting and political biographies, history and science.
Contact Chris
Phone: 0808 168 7288
Email: Email Chris Henshall