INTERVIEW Legal challenge
As a senior partner at Chamber patron Gateley Legal, Andrew Macmillan is at the helm at one of the region’s most ambitious, forward-thinking legal businesses. He talked to Business Network about the changing employment law landscape and what the future holds for the sector.
The field of employment law has changed a lot over the past 25 years as a myriad of new rules and regulations have transformed the legal landscape for businesses, workers and consumers alike. One man who’s seen at first hand the impact this has
had is Andrew Macmillan, partner and Head of Employment Law at Chamber patron Gateley Legal’s Nottingham office. Andrew has specialised in employment law for over 25
years, providing strategic and commercial advice on the full range of employment law issues. From restructuring, redundancies and industrial
relations to executive issues, complex disciplinary and grievance matters and employment tribunal litigation, Andrew and his team help employers to manage their day-to-day HR issues quickly and efficiently and avoid any potential legal pitfalls along the way. Born and raised in Nottingham, Andrew studied
Law at the University of Birmingham between 1986 and 1989, before qualifying as a solicitor in 1993 after completing his Law Society Finals at Nottingham Trent University. But, he wasn’t always destined for a career in
the legal profession. He said: “I was doing my law degree in the
mid to late 80s without really knowing if I wanted to pursue a career in law at the time. “That really changed after my degree, when I
took a year to work as a paralegal with a Nottingham law firm called Anderson's. Through that opportunity, I got involved with some really interesting work. “I did a lot of criminal law and was thrown
in at the deep end, advising suspects in police stations and attending court hearings. I just loved it. “I think the reason I liked it so much was
that while I found studying law to be quite dry, I loved the practical, real life application of it. “So, that went well, and I was invited to finish
my training with them and qualified in 1993. “When I first qualified, I did a mixture of work,
but it was around the time, in the early 90s, when there was an explosion of new employment law, much of which came from the EU. “We became one of the first law firms in the
country to form a dedicated employment law department. “We got a lucky break, because there was a local
barrister who used to work in Nottingham who we used to use, who ended up in the legal team of Bass plc. “They needed somebody doing local employment tribunals for what was then Bass Brewery, now Coors Brewery. “We picked it up and through that, we started to become
instructed by all the different divisions of that business, which included Britvic, Coral Racing, Mitchell & Butler’s (the pub company) and Intercontinental Hotels, which owns Holiday Inn and Crowne Plaza.
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