Dominic Holmes

Partner

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What clients say...

"Having worked with Dom both at VF and now at J Crew, he has consistently provided us with insightful, balanced and commercially savvy legal advice. His is an opinion that I value greatly on a number of UK employment matters and quite often Dom is the first to make me aware of key employment issues. I look forward to continuing to work with Dom in the future."

"Commercial, quick to respond and a pleasure to deal with. Superb lawyer."

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I have 20 years’ experience in advising employers of all sizes and across sectors, from well-known global brands and multi-national corporations to fast-growth businesses and SMEs. I also regularly support senior executives with complex exit arrangements.

I provide responsive and commercial advice, delivered in an approachable style without fuss or legal jargon. I will set out your options in any given scenario but will always provide a clear recommendation on the approach most likely to achieve your objectives.

 

I am known for my straightforward approach to business-critical employment law issues. I specialise in providing strategic advice on sensitive workplace disputes, senior level recruitment and exits, TUPE and restructuring projects. I am able to call on my previous management experience to enhance the legal and strategic support I offer to clients.

 

I am also an experienced independent workplace investigator, supporting employers with complex grievance and disciplinary investigations. 

 

I sit on the Employment Lawyers Association’s Training Committee and regularly present on employment law topics. For many years, I have been a mentor on the Leaders Plus Fellowship Programme, helping ambitious people achieve their career aspirations alongside parenting responsibilities.

 

I am also the author of a published legal textbook: “A Practical Guide to TUPE and Employee Transfers: Core Legal Principles, Tricky Issues and How It Really Works in Practice”.

 

When I am not working or running around after my two children, you can find me playing snooker or escaping to my allotment!




Insights from Dominic

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ACAS Early Conciliation: Why more time may not be the best healer

By Dominic Holmes • November 10, 2025
From 1 December 2025, ACAS early conciliation will double to 12 weeks. Discover what this change means, how it affects tribunal time limits and backlogs, and why more time may not always benefit employees or employers.
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TUPE reform: Who transfers and where do they go?

By Dominic Holmes • May 22, 2024
The UK's Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations (or “TUPE”) provide legal protections for employees who are impacted when a business changes hands or a customer decides to outsource, re-tender or bring services in-house. The main principle is very straightforward. Affected employees transfer to a new employer (usually the purchaser of their previous employer’s business or a new service provider), their existing terms of employment are preserved and they are protected from dismissal because of the transfer.