Howes Percival expands Employment team

Howes Percival expands Employment team to support companies facing influx of new legislation

19th June, 2026

Howes Percival has expanded its employment law team with the appointment of James Conley in Norwich to support businesses across East Anglia that are preparing for an influx of new employment legislation.

Originally from Norwich and with 10 years’ experience working in legal services in region, James advises on a wide range of both contentious and non-contentious employment law matters, with a particular focus on complex employment law issues, Employment Tribunal litigation and corporate support on employment issues arising from M&A activity.

James has also spent a number of years working in the sports sector with national sporting teams and professional sportspeople as clients. He has acted for Championship and Premier League football teams, as well as motorsports teams in Formula 1, 2 and 3.

Employment Partner, Matthew Potter commented,

We are delighted to welcome James to Howes Percival. He is very well known in the Norwich market with a large network of contacts and brings with him significant experience and expertise. We want to expand the employment team in East Anglia and in Norwich specifically as we are seeing increased demand from a large number of employers who are looking to prepare for the influx of new legislation from the Employment Rights Act 2025.

We are currently working with clients across a range of sectors, assisting them to review and update their contracts of employment and employee handbook policies during this period of change in employment law and new legislation which creates further red tape for employers and more opportunities for employees to pursue claims.

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