Managing Associate

David advises on a wide range of employment matters, and alongside HR advisory work his specialisms include TUPE, reorganisations, and complex litigation.
David has more than a decade’s experience advising clients in Scotland, the UK, and internationally. David has particular experience in the Energy sector, supporting companies with both an on- and off-shore presence, while also working regularly with Financial Services, Infrastructure, and Technology clients, amongst others. David’s clients commend his direct, practical and pragmatic advice.
David has worked inhouse (on secondment) with a flag-carrier airline, and applies the knowledge gained in his advice to clients, which is praised for its clarity and commerciality.
David is also a qualified mediator, and an admitted attorney in New York.
Jurisdiction: Scotland
Experience
- Defending a complex multi-jurisdictional whistleblowing claim involving 17 Respondents across 4 countries.
- Supporting a client with a large scale (100+) redundancy process, from initial planning and timetabling through to termination.
- Assisting with TUPE drafting and process guidance for a financial client’s multi-stage offshore outsourcing.
- Supporting an international client with all Scottish employment aspects of the acquisition of a national infrastructure company (in administration) with multiple high value Scottish sites including thousands of employees.
- Tactical guidance and support with contentious executive exits.
- Advice to a national infrastructure client on tactical responses to a trade union’s statutory recognition application.
Related sectors
Digital
Financial Services
Future energy
Government & public services
Related services
Employment
Insights & events

Verity v Cambridgeshire: a reminder from the High Court on time limits to bring procurement challenges

Infrastructure Planning Blog 75: the Budget, the latest DCO decision, the data centre NPS and BNG switches on

Police modernisation: what forces can do now to prepare

Employment Law – Looking Ahead November 2026: Key reforms and practical steps for employers over the next quarter

BNG for NSIPs is here: what changes for infrastructure developers?

FCA draws the fair value line: what three years of Consumer Duty supervision tells us about what good looks like – and what still needs to fix

The Electronic Communications Code: What the PSTI Act changes

SM&CR overhaul: the most significant reforms since the regime began

FCA publishes AI good practice guide – what regulated firms must do now

FCA consults on how regulated firms should manage DeFi risks

Agentic AI in the justice system: getting the foundations right

Infrastructure Planning Blog 73: Regulating regulators

Fire and rehire reform delayed until March 2027: what employers must do now
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Retail Agility: Navigating the AI frontier in retail

The land use challenge: creating a system to deliver net zero

EV Charging Infrastructure in Northern Ireland: Outlook | TLT

The fast and the curious: Empowering in-house lawyers to create business value

Collaboration is vital when it comes to climate change risk reports

Quarterly update on Northern Ireland employment law October 2022

Driving Demand: EVCI Funding and Development Opportunities | TLT

TLT supports two energy sector clients on major merger

TLT advises Eku Energy on acquisition of 300MW UK battery energy storage project

TLT secures same day consents for two major solar developments

TLT advises solar and battery developer on sale of 26.37 MWp solar farm.

TLT Future Energy team reaches new heights in Clean Energy Legal League Table

TLT advises leading developer and independent power producer on major solar and battery portfolio project financing

Government and public services legal panel appointments

TLT advises leading renewable energy company on sweep of strategic transactions

TLT continues Future Energy focus with new Partner hire

TLT Advises on Funding for Irish Solar Projects | TLT

TLT Invests Further in Future Energy | TLT

TLT Named Supplier on Government Legal Panel | TLT

TLT advises Eiffel Investment Group and BTS on financing for nine new biomethane plants in Italy

TLT advises Dalmore Capital on acquisition of seven river hydropower sites

TLT acts for NORD on financing of battery storage project

Energise2030: Data Centres, grid reform and the race for power

Energise2030: Developing energy projects for the long-term

Energise2030: Grid reform, Gate 2 and what's next for connections

Employment Law Focus - Understanding the Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Act 2023

Employment Law Focus flexible working and the four day work week

Employment Law Focus: The impact of AI on employment law

Employment law focus - Winter 2022 and the cost of living crisis

Employment law focus: An update on gender equality issues at work

DMCC Act subscription contract rules: Everything you need to know

International Fintech Case Study: Brexit Contract Migration | TLT

UK Utilities Case Study: Employment Law and Brexit Planning | TLT

TLT oversees an international acquisition of a specialised South West business

Bitesize ERA - Episode 8: Preparing for the new trade union access rights to the workplace

Bitesize ERA - Episode 7: Modernising trade union ballots under the ERA reforms

TLT’s Future Energy Women’s Network video series: Insights from women working across the future energy market

Bitesize ERA - Episode 6: Delivering change under the ERA reforms

Preparing for the Procurement Act 2023 - construction industry focus

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