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James Moss
Managing Partner

James is the founder and Managing Partner of Slate Legal and has well over 20 years’ experience as an employment lawyer.

James studied law at King’s College London (LLB) and at the Sorbonne in Paris (Maîtrise) before embarking on a training contract at international law firm, Eversheds back in 1998.  James has since worked for leading employment law firms Capital Law and TLT and was Partner and Head of Employment at Acuity Legal in Cardiff for several years before deciding to launch his own specialist employment practice, Slate Legal.

James has extensive experience of Employment Tribunal litigation and a high success rate. He has successfully acted for hundreds of employers and employees across England and Wales, covering a wide range of employment issues and is consistently recommended for employment law in Wales and recognised as a leading individual in employment law in Wales in the Legal 500 legal directory of leading UK law firms:

  • ‘Effectively utilising cloud-based technologies and state of the art Al, Newport-based employment boutique Slate Legal has a 'good working knowledge of employment law' which it deploys to good effect for a varied mix of employers and employees. As a virtual law firm, the firm is able to provide a very cost effective service to clients unencumbered by expensive overheads. Founder and managing partner James Moss provides 'responsive and professional advice, including on behalf of senior executives and employees, negotiating exit packages or embroiled in litigation.’ - 2022

  • ‘Newport-based employment boutique Slate Legal provides a 'personalised and slick service', implementing cloud-based technologies and state of the art AI to provide 'superb client delivery skills' to start-ups, employees and public/third sector clients. Managing partner James Moss 'is an exceptional employment lawyer and is deeply knowledgeable, approachable and commercially astute'. Moss' workload is broad and includes advice on the employment issues associated with corporate reorganisations and outsourcings, as well as for senior executives on restrictive covenants and severance packages.’ - 2021;

  • ‘Able to provide a flexible and commercial service by virtue of its use of cloud-based technologies and artificial intelligence, Newport-based sole practitioner employment boutique Slate Legal has rapidly developed a strong reputation in the local market on behalf of corporates and executives since its formation at the beginning of 2016.’ - 2020;

  • 'Engaging and attentive' managing partner James Moss has experience across a range of contentious and non-contentious matters, including advice on the employment issues associated with corporate reorganisations and outsourcings, as well as for senior executives on restrictive covenants and severance packages.’ - 2019;

  • ‘'Extremely knowledgeable' founding partner James Moss is 'very professional and easy to deal with', and in addition to his work for corporate clients, he also has significant experience handling cases involving constructive dismissal claims, as well as whistleblowing and disability discrimination on behalf of claimants, including senior executives and national sports and TV personalities.’ - 2018;

  • ‘James Moss is singled out for his ‘great attention to detail’; he acts across a broad array of contentious and non-contentious matters and ‘conveys even complex feedback in a structured and clear manner’.’ - 2017;

  • ‘Brilliant.’ - 2015;

  • ‘Recommended, for contentious work, and is noted for his ‘expert knowledge’ and ‘robust representation’.’ - 2014;

  • ‘… James Moss is described as ‘a rock’ whose abilities provide ‘constant comfort’ to his clients.’ - 2012.

He is also consistently rated in the top 3 employment law solicitors in Newport by international recommendation website ‘Three Best Rated’. In Google Voice Searches for the top employment lawyers in Newport, Slate Legal consistently ranks in the top 3.

James is a member of the Employment Lawyers’ Association, the Law Society and Monmouthshire Law Society.  He is also a Member of Cardiff Employment Tribunal User Group and is an Associate of King’s College London.

Outside of work, James enjoys being dad to his 3 teenage sons, windsurfing at Llandegfedd Reservoir and sailing in Cardiff Bay/Bristol Channel. Originally a pianist, he is now the drummer of local band, Legal High NP10. He loves holidaying in Pembrokeshire and France.

Associates

We also have a team of specialist consultants from our network of trusted Associates who are on hand to support you with whatever your HR or Health & Safety needs may be.  

Whether you need an experienced independent consultant to conduct workplace mediations, grievance/disciplinary investigations or hearings, to develop your health and safety management system or to assist you in keeping fully compliant with health & safety legislation, we can help.