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Guy Thompson & Co

Who We Are

The Short Version

Guy Thompson & Co, solicitors, is a sole practice regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority under registration number 389258.

The firm offers practical legal advice to individuals and businesses supplying the financial services industry. The firm's clients range from global news and data providers to specialist software developers, business start-ups and individual employees.

Guy_thompson1Compromise Agreements are now an essential feature of modern employment law, especially in the financial markets where speed and certainty are vital. In the very first week we opened our office in the City of London we were asked to advise on one of these agreements, which was needed by an international publishing company with offices nearby, and the work has continued ever since, with companies and employees in every field from international banks and law firms to fitness centres. As the turrmoil in the markets unwinds we expect an increasing need for the experience we have developed in this field.

Guy Thompson is personally involved in all projects, and can call on a range of consultants if needed.

The mission of Guy Thompson & Co is to deliver legal solutions that exactly meet the client's needs, by concentrating on excellent client service at a price that is seen to be fair. For employees this usually means they do not need to pay for anything.

The Detailed Version

www.citycompromiseagreements.com is a service of Guy Thompson & Co, a solicitors firm registered with, and regulated by, The Solicitors Regulatory Authority, with registration number 389258.

Guy Thompson has experience throughout Europe and beyond, obtained by working in the European head offices of global companies serving the financial services industry.

In a non-legal field, but ideally suited to helping redundant employees start up new ventures online, Guy has recently launched www.GuysGuidesOnline.com revealing via free videos the basics of making money on the Internet.

As well as the practising in the specialist areas of data and software licensing and employment law, Guy was Compliance Officer of the stockbroker Bridge Trading Company (UK) Limited (a member of the London Stock Exchange) from 1998 until its acquisition by Reuters in 2001. So he knows the pressures felt by traders and data vendors.

July 2003

Since forming Guy Thompson & Co in July 2003, Guy has been constantly engaged by clients supplying data, news, software and advisory services to the financial community in the City of London. Topics covered have included:
-  distribution agreements
-  content licensing
-  data calculation agreements
-  unfair dismissal cases
-  trade union recognition agreements
-  and, of course, compromise agreements which we have worked on for both employers and employees.

2001 - 2003    European Legal Adviser, Moneyline Telerate Limited

1998 - 2001 Company Secretary and European Legal Adviser, Bridge Information Systems (U.K.) Limited; Compliance Officer, Bridge Trading Company (UK) Limited

1990 - 1998 Company Secretary, Compliance Officer and European Legal Adviser, Dow Jones Telerate Limited

1988 - 1990 Legal Adviser, Telerate (U.K.) Limited

1986 - 1988   Assistant Solicitor, Withers solicitors

For further information call us now on 020 7274 0110 or write to us at guy.thompson@guyt.co.uk

 

"Signing a Compromise Agreement is the quickest and most certain way of avoiding or settling almost every dispute relating to an employment contract" Thanks for visiting our site. If you need a Compromise Agreement signed we will be able to help and advise you If you need an Independent Adviser to check one for you we can do that (at no cost) If you need a new Compromise Agreement drafted we can do that too Yes, we can help you. While new employment laws come and (sometimes) go, Compromise Agreements carry on as essential ingredients in good HR practice: a win-win for both sides. This site is mainly focused on the needs of employees, for example when they are made redundant. But employers benefit too from saving management time and reputational risk. Everyone gains from capping the costs and risks of the Employment Tribunal or the High Court. Even if responsible employers do their best to keep to the law, the harsh truth is that the consultation procedures and the many employment protection and anti-discrimination laws have had only a limited effect in the modern world of corporate downsizing and restructuring. The independent adviser has a vital role to play in this. He or she will normally be be an independent solicitor, and for the compromise agreement to be a valid must always be independent of the employer's disciplinary or redundancy process. That is why the Compromise Agreement has no rival in its overall success in achieving results that benefit all concerned. It is certainly the quickest and cheapest way to conclude almost any employment issue, because both employer and employee can settle employment disputes of all types, or avoid them altogether, in a way that is clear, fair and free of ambiguity. It is is one of the very few ways employers and employees can settle a dispute relating to an employment contract, once and for all. For the employee, issues are sorted out fast, typically with improved terms, and the whole deal is reviewed by an independent lawyer - normally at no cost to the employee. For the employer, it acts as security that an issue that was believed to be settled, or even a totally new claim, does not appear unexpectedly at a later date. Audited accounts have to provide for potential claims or unresolved litigation, and these issues can disappear with a compromise agreement. Guy Thompson & Co is an established law firm working for clients based in the City of London. All Compromise Agreements are handled personally by Guy Thompson, or one of a select group of consultants who have worked with financial institutions and City companies and staff for many years. Arrange a meeting at their City meeting rooms, or wherever is convenient to you. We can provide quick and objective advice to both employer and employee. For further information call us now on 020 7274 6874 or write to us at guy.thompson@guyt.co.uk "Signing a Compromise Agreement is the quickest and most certain way of avoiding or settling almost every dispute relating to an employment contract" Thanks for visiting our site. If you need a Compromise Agreement signed we will be able to help and advise you If you need an Independent Adviser to check one for you we can do that (at no cost) If you need a new Compromise Agreement drafted we can do that too Yes, we can help you. While new employment laws come and (sometimes) go, Compromise Agreements carry on as essential ingredients in good HR practice: a win-win for both sides. This site is mainly focused on the needs of employees, for example when they are made redundant. But employers benefit too from saving management time and reputational risk. Everyone gains from capping the costs and risks of the Employment Tribunal or the High Court. Even if responsible employers do their best to keep to the law, the harsh truth is that the consultation procedures and the many employment protection and anti-discrimination laws have had only a limited effect in the modern world of corporate downsizing and restructuring. The independent adviser has a vital role to play in this. He or she will normally be be an independent solicitor, and for the compromise agreement to be a valid must always be independent of the employer's disciplinary or redundancy process. That is why the Compromise Agreement has no rival in its overall success in achieving results that benefit all concerned. It is certainly the quickest and cheapest way to conclude almost any employment issue, because both employer and employee can settle employment disputes of all types, or avoid them altogether, in a way that is clear, fair and free of ambiguity. It is is one of the very few ways employers and employees can settle a dispute relating to an employment contract, once and for all. For the employee, issues are sorted out fast, typically with improved terms, and the whole deal is reviewed by an independent lawyer - normally at no cost to the employee. For the employer, it acts as security that an issue that was believed to be settled, or even a totally new claim, does not appear unexpectedly at a later date. Audited accounts have to provide for potential claims or unresolved litigation, and these issues can disappear with a compromise agreement. Guy Thompson & Co is an established law firm working for clients based in the City of London. All Compromise Agreements are handled personally by Guy Thompson, or one of a select group of consultants who have worked with financial institutions and City companies and staff for many years. Arrange a meeting at their City meeting rooms, or wherever is convenient to you. We can provide quick and objective advice to both employer and employee. For further information call us now on 020 7274 6874 or write to us at guy.thompson@guyt.co.uk