Wrigleys Solicitors

People

Since we came together in 1996 the growth of Wrigleys from a 2 partner firm with a total staff of 14, to a medium sized firm now with 22 partners and a total staff of over 130, has been achieved in equal measure by organic growth and from our origins, absorbing the specialist private client and charity departments of other well known practices. Future growth will be restricted to our existing specialist areas, but we continue to expand and would welcome recognised experts in those areas who wish to join us.

John McMullen

Director of Employment Law
Qualified: 1978


Charities & Social Economy Department
Leeds Office

Tel: 0113 2446100
Fax: 0113 244 6101
E-mail: john.mcmullen@wrigleys.co.uk


Areas of practice:
John has over 25 years experience in employment law and is noted as being a strategic thinker and leader in his field as well as being a practical hands-on lawyer. By peer acclaim he is one of the leading lawyers in the UK with a national and international reputation. Legal 500 has described John as “one of the country’s high profile employment lawyers” and Chambers & Partners' guide to the legal profession stated that John “inspires tremendous confidence". John is regarded as a leading expert in the UK on transfer of undertakings and he also has an international reputation in that field. He has extensive expertise in all areas of employment law including TUPE transfers, redundancies and restructuring, information and consultation, discrimination and high level executive termination of employment.


Professional Memberships and Associations:
Visiting Professor of Law, Durham University
Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts
Fellow of the Association of University Administrators
Fellow of the Society for Advanced Legal Studies
Executive Committee Member, Industrial Law Society
Member, Employment Lawyers Association
Member, European Employment Lawyers Association
Member, International Bar Association
John is also a member of the editorial board of Harvey on Industrial Relations and Employment Law.


Publications:
Books: authored

• McMullen, J. (2011). Redundancy: The Law and Practice
• McMullen, J., Mordsley, B., Napier, B., Smith, I. & Randall, N. 2005. Butterworths Employment Law Guide. LexisNexis Butterworths
• McMullen, J. Business Transfers and Employee Rights/looseleaf encylopaedia
• Brewer, M. & McMullen, J. (eds) 2001. Working Time: the Law and Practice. Sweet & Maxwell
• John is also a member of the editorial board of Harvey on Industrial Relations and Employment Law.

• McMullen, J. 2007. Transfer of Undertakings. In Tolley’s Employment Law
• McMullen, J. 2007. Transfer of Undertakings Regulations. In Pratt JH, Franchising Law and Practice. Sweet and Maxwell
• McMullen, J. 2007. Transfer of Undertakings. In Harvey on Industrial Relations and Employment Law
• McMullen, J. 2003. Transfer of Undertakings. In Employment Practices and Procedures
• McMullen, J. 2003. Transfer of Undertakings. In CIPD Employment Law for People Managers. Lewis, D. & Sergeant, M.
• McMullen, J. 2003. Wages. In Tolley’s Employment Law

• McMullen, J, 2008. “The Right to Object to Transfer of Employment Under TUPE”. Industrial Law Journal 37(2): 169-177
• McMullen, J. 2007. Some problems and themes in the application of Directive 2001/23/EC in Member States. International Journal of Comparative Labour Law and Industrial Relations 23(3): 335-374
• McMullen, J. 2006. An Analysis of the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations. Industrial law Journal 35: 113-139
• McMullen, J. 2006. Recent Judicial and Legislative Developments in the law of Transfer of Undertakings. Amicus Curiae 63: 24-28
• McMullen, J. 2001. Transfer of Undertakings: Perspectives from Britain and Ireland. Irish Jurist 36: 83-125.