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John is recognised as a Recommended Lawyer in the 2024 edition of The Legal 500. He is also ranked in the 2024 edition of Chambers UK in Band 3 for the West Midlands.
Profile / Experience
Profile / Experience
John acts for employers of all sizes from small businesses to large national and international concerns, including in relation to business transfers, the preparation of contracts of employment, effecting dismissals and conducting in-house training.
John joined Lanyon Bowdler in 1997 as a trainee solicitor and qualified as a solicitor in 1999 specialising in employment law. He became a partner in the firm in 2003, and was appointed senior partner in 2022. John is head of the Employment Department and a member of the Employment Lawyers Association.
John provided detailed input to the NFU in relation to its national strategy for advising farmers and growers following the abolition of the Agricultural Wages Board in England. He is the firm’s lead adviser to employers in the sector, including in relation to the application of the agricultural minimum wage legislation in Wales, and in relation to our existing panel membership is a trusted first port of call to NFU Group Secretaries in seeking guidance on behalf of their members.
In Derrick Cyffin Jones t/a The Barley Mow Public House v Beardmore EAT/0392/09, John appeared as advocate in the EAT for the appellant farming business and was successful in overturning an employment tribunal decision that a farm worker had transferred under TUPE from one business owned by the appellant to another. The case is cited in the authoritative LexisNexis Butterworths publication Business Transfers and Employee Rights by John McMullen.
John advises both employers and employees in connection with employment tribunal proceedings and appeals and is an experienced advocate. He works from the Telford, Shrewsbury, Oswestry, Ludlow and Conwy offices.
John is recognised as a Recommended Lawyer in the 2024 edition of The Legal 500, which says ‘John Merry leads a ‘professional and approachable’ team at Lanyon Bowdler that is lauded for its ‘clear and concise advice’.
Testimonials from the 2024 edition of The Legal 500:
‘John Merry – the nicest, most sensible and direct employment lawyer I have ever worked with – a dream‘.
‘John Merry made everything a lot easier by walking me through what was needed and was always easy to contact either by email or telephone. He has lots of patience and a friendly personality, so I would always recommend him‘.
‘John Merry is a seasoned solicitor with a vast amount of experience in employment law, his down to earth approach is amazing and we have returned to him time and time again’.
‘John Merry is exceptional. His attention to detail and insights into complex employment law matters has given our business the support and confidence to navigate our way through challenging times’.
John is ranked in Band 3 for the West Midlands by the 2024 edition of Chambers UK, which says: “Telford-based John Merry is the head of employment at Lanyon Bowdler Solicitors and has particular expertise in TUPE transfers and TUPE’s application or otherwise to reorganisations and transactions. He offers further capabilities advising on redundancy processes, contract and policy changes as well as claims for discrimination.”
Testimonials include:
“John is a trusted adviser for employment matters.”
“John is very helpful, knowledgeable and quick to get back to us.”
“John Merry is highly knowledgeable and professional, but he has a way of putting legal speak into layman’s terms that are easy to understand, which helps us identify the right action to take.”
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I can thoroughly recommend the highly professional and supportive service received over the last few months. In particular John Merry.
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