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Michael Sippitt

Senior Consultant

Michael Sippitt

Senior Consultant

“Michael Sippitt is an outstanding employment lawyer across the range of work, his expertise is second to none.”

Chambers & Partners

Michael is Senior Consultant in Clarkslegal’s employment team.

Michael is experienced in employee relations, crisis management and contingency planning, providing organisations with strategic support that is both commercial and practical.

Michael has substantial experience in labour related restructurings and TUPE transfers, collective employment relations law and strategy, trade union issues and industrial disputes.

Michael is frequently recognised as a leading lawyer by a number of the legal guides, including Chambers and Partners guide 2019 as the only Eminent Practitioner in Employment Law in the Thames Valley region. Inducted to the Legal 500 Hall of Fame as an elite leading lawyer and winner of the Legal 500 UK Award 2019 as the leading Human Resources individual lawyer outside of London.

He is  co-author of the Employment Law chapter of the Oxford University Press textbook “The Law and Practice of Restructuring in the UK and the US.” This book is the only work to cover the practical elements of both major systems of law in one place and is now in its second edition.

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  • 29 April 2026
  • Privacy and Data Protection

UK Data Protection – what’s new?

Having come into force on 19 June 2025, it comes as no surprise that we are now seeing the effects of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (‘DUAA’). This article highlights a few of DUAA’s fundamental reforms, delves into one in particular, and examines how this will impact the recruitment sphere.

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  • 29 April 2026
  • Employment

Employment Rights Act: Changing key contract terms will be harder from January 2027

The Employment Rights Act 2025 (“ERA 2025”) introduces a new regime that restricts how employers can change certain core contractual terms, with the key provisions now expected to commence on 1 January 2027.

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  • 28 April 2026
  • Immigration

Proposed expansion of right to work checks from 1 October 2026: what employers need to know

The Home Office has published a consultation on a draft Code of Practice addressing how employers can avoid unlawful discrimination while preventing illegal working. The draft indicates a planned expansion of right to work (RTW) check obligations to take effect from 1 October 2026.

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  • Corporate and M&A

Quarterly Insights: Key Corporate & Commercial Topics – Q2 2026

Join Stuart Mullins and Emma Docking as they explore key corporate and commercial topics, including SME growth and exit strategies for 2026, EMI schemes for employee incentives, and the importance of drag along and tag along rights.

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  • 22 April 2026
  • Commercial Real Estate

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  • 14 April 2026
  • Employment

Updates to Vento Bands 2026: Injury to feelings awards

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Contact Michael Sippitt

+44 118 958 5321