Ajay Khandhar

Ajay Khandhar

Canva

Solicitor (England and Wales/N.I.)

Regions

  • London

Expertise

  • Employer focused day to day advice
  • Advocacy: Employment Tribunal/Employment Appeal Tribunal
  • Bringing multiple claims
  • Workplace privacy

33-35 Hoxton Square, London, N1 6NN, United Kingdom

ajayk [at] canva.com

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Dual-qualified lawyer admitted to practice in England & Wales and Australia with over 12 years'​ post-qualification experience spanning top tier private practice, in-house and government in the UK and Australia.

Broad experience traversing strategic, litigious and time-critical day-to-day advice in all aspects of employment law.

Expertise advising leading national and multi-national companies and public entities in multiple industry sectors on:
-employment litigation (unfair dismissals, whistleblowing and complex Equality Act claims)
-contracts, policies and procedures
-disciplinary and grievance investigations and appeals
-terminations, restructures and redundancies
-restraint of trade and confidentiality matters
-TUPE
-Agency Workers Regulations
-workplace health and safety matters
-data protection
-diversity, inclusion & belonging
-international employment law
-immigration issues
-judicial review

Professional accolades include:
-‘Best Employment Lawyer under 30’ (Lawyers'​ Weekly '30 under 30'​ Awards - 2013 and 2015)
-‘Young Professional of the Year’ (India & Australia Business and Community Alliance Awards 2014)
-‘Young Lawyer of the Year’ (Law Council of Australia Awards 2013)
-‘Young Gun Award’ (Lawyers'​ Weekly Australian Law Awards 2012)
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