Jason McKenzie

Jason McKenzie

Jason McKenzie has joined us as a Director, specialising in a range of legal areas including employment, commercial and public sector work.

Jason joins us with a wealth of legal experience, having spent several years working at two Legal 500 firms in London (both of which were recognised as leaders in their fields) and as Principal of a legal consultancy practice for several years.

Jason also served as Head of Legal & Democratic Services at a local authority for over 10 years.  In that role, he handled a wide spectrum of legal and governance matters and managed a department handling cases in a range of disciplines including contracts and procurement, commercial property, prosecutions and civil litigation.

Jason was also company secretary to a private company whose sole shareholder was the local authority.

Jason has considerable experience of advising a range of clients including private companies, local authorities and other public sector bodies, trade unions, national staff associations, charities, educational institutions, partnerships and individuals at all levels of organisations.

Employment

Jason has extensive experience in providing contentious and non-contentious employment law advice across many sectors.

His employment law experience includes:

Non-contentious work

  • Organisational restructures/redundancy
  • Employment contracts/service agreements
  • HR policies and procedures
  • Industrial relations
  • Joint Ventures
  • Settlement agreements
  • Shared services
  • Acquisitions and outsourcing
  • Consultancy agreements
  • Contract issues
  • TUPE
  • HR matters and the provision of training

Contentious work

  • Complex employment litigation (at the Employment Tribunal, Employment Appeal Tribunal and Court of Appeal level), including discrimination (various types), whistleblowing, unfair dismissal, breach of contract and pension-related claims, and Court work (e.g. restrictive covenant and contract claims)

Contracts & Procurement

Jason advises on procurement options, pre-tender and state aid considerations, tender evaluations, feedback, arising issues and avoiding procurement challenges, as well as drafting/advising on appropriate commercial contract terms.

A few of the projects and contracts Jason has advised on include:

  • Transfer of a local authority waste and recycling service to a PLC (with a multi-million-pound contract value)
  • Outsourcing of an ICT division to a PLC for the provision of IT and IT-related services
  • Numerous commercial contracts including management/operations agreements, agency agreements, frameworks, concession contracts, tender documentation, confidentiality/non-disclosure agreements, consultancy agreements, supply chain agreements
  • Procurement of a leisure operator for a multi-site contract
  • Property regeneration project relating to the transfer of a regional shopping centre
  • Advising on terms and conditions of business
  • Advising in contract disputes, including alternative dispute resolution options, contract management, exit management/onboarding and litigation

Regulatory & Public Law

As Head of Legal & Democratic Services at a local authority for several years, Jason has experience of handling a wide range of regulatory and public law matters.  Examples include:

  • Procurement (including strategy, process and challenge advice)
  • Standards/regulatory complaints and investigations
  • Judicial review
  • Licensing law
  • Freedom of information/Data Protection
Director - Employment, Commercial & Public Sector
  • Aviation House, 125 Kingsway
    London WC2B 6NH
  • +44 020 3051 5060
  • info@oraclesolicitors.co.uk

Areas of Expertise

  • Contracts & Procurement
  • Company Secretarial Services
  • Employment Law
  • Public & Regulatory law

Education & Memberships

  • The Law Society
  • Employment Lawyers Association
  • CEDR Accredited Mediator