Philip Willox

Philip Willox specialises in workplace relations and employment law, major incidents and safety. He has advised on numerous incidents involving fatalities, personal injury, and harm to the environment. He assists companies in complying with their health and safety obligations and to manage the range of issues that arise following HSE incidents. This includes dealing with regulatory requirements, managing stakeholders, investigations, inquiries, prosecutions, and civil litigation. He also advises on various health and safety issues including legal compliance, regulatory notices, audits and reviews, contractual issues dealing with safety, the interaction between safety and workplace relations, fitness for work, and managing ill or injured employees. Mr Willox has significant experience in industrial relations strategy, bargaining, managing and resolving industrial disputes. He has worked across many industries, assisting with human resources issues including employment contracts and policies; terminations of employment; managing independent contractors; equal opportunity and discrimination issues; privacy and confidentiality; executive contracts and remuneration; and resolving difficult workplace disputes and claims. Mr Willox also has significant experience in managing the resolution of disputes through various Courts and Industrial Tribunals, in contested terminations of employment, breach of employment contract claims, discrimination/bullying/harassment claims, restraint of employment cases, and litigation related to employee fraud/serious misconduct.