Sean Nesbitt - Taylor Wessing

London UK

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Featured award

Chambers and Partners UK 2024

Employment - Band 3: “Sean is a very open and responsive lawyer who is always willing to help and explore practical approaches to the problem.”

Sean is the Head of our international Employment, Pensions & Mobility team. Sean's recognised as one of the UK's leading employment lawyers. He deals with all aspects of employment work, including executive employment and termination, commercial transactions, and business transfers.

Clients describe Sean as a commercial and innovative adviser. He has extensive experience of employment law in the context of commercial transactions, including outsourcings and international reorganisations. He advises on collective redundancies and consultation, complex benefits issues and individual employment disputes, particularly those with an international element.

CV

Since 2002 Partner, Taylor Wessing

1998 - 2002 Partner and previously a senior associate, Garrets

Career

Since 2002 Partner, Taylor Wessing

1998 - 2002 Partner and previously a senior associate, Garrets

Education

1996 BA Hons, University of Oxford

Publications

Staff seek greater flexibility as they get older, Personnel Today, 2 December 2019

Memberships & Associations

Industrial Law Society
IBA Employment, Immigration and Discrimination Committees
Employment Lawyers' Association
European Employment Lawyers' Association

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Awards

Chambers and Partners UK 2024

Featured

Chambers and Partners UK 2023

Legal 500 UK 2023

Legal 500 UK 2022

Experience

Ongoing employment law advice

An international car rental company on providing comprehensive employment law advisory in M&A-projects as well as regarding ongoing matters in recruitment and HR management

Dr. Kilian Friemel

Directors of listed companies and their professionals

Directors of listed companies and their professionals on governance, employee disputes and strategic dispute resolution.

Marc van Gelder

Investment managers, partners and directors of banks

Investment managers, partners and directors of banks on LLP membership, immigration strategy, partnership disputes and settlements.

International investment and professional services employees

International investment and professional services employees on litigation between UAE and UK and appeals to overturn jurisdiction findings.

A leading professional services firm

A leading professional services firm on employee issues on insolvency, an employee helpline and staff training.

An international mobility services company

An international mobility services company on an employment strategy, acquisitions and outsourcing, data handling and non-compete litigation.

Sean's news & insights

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Employment, pensions & mobility

Work/Life - international employment news update

6 November 2025

by multiple authors

Employment, pensions & mobility

Work/Life - international employment news update

23 October 2025

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by multiple authors

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Corporate/M&A & capital markets

Advising Hilton Foods Limited on its sale of Fairfax Meadow Europe Limited

13 October 2025

by multiple authors

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