Innes Clark

Partner

Innes is one of the most prominent employment lawyers in Scotland. He also heads up our Employment Team and our Litigation Division.

Innes is one of Scotland's most experienced and well-known employment lawyers having specialised in employment law for over 25 years. He is an accredited specialist employment lawyer and is listed in the elite 'Leading lawyers' list in Legal 500. Innes is also ranked in Band 1 in Chambers & Partners.

Innes advises clients on a wide range of employment matters and, according to Chambers and Partners, he is able to see the same issue from multiple perspectives and pull complex advice into its most clearly understood format.  

As well as advising a large portfolio of employer clients, Innes is a 'go to lawyer' for senior executives. He very regularly provides advice to senior executives which can be a particularly sensitive area with significant financial implications as well as reputational issues at stake.

Innes provides advice throughout the UK and is able to provide advice remotely via Teams or similar platforms.

As well as providing advice to our clients, Innes lectures in employment law at the University of Edinburgh.

Innes is also Signet Accredited in employment law, a member of the Employment Lawyers Association and a chartered member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development.

Clients say: He provides a highly professional and responsive service; he is very approachable and always easily contactable.

Chambers and Partners

Innes Clark is 'pragmatic, practical and comes to swift conclusions'. He is also praised for his technical ability.

Chambers and Partners

Noted for his attention to detail and practical approach.

Chambers and Partners

Clients comment: He bends over backwards to be available and is always very calm and measured.

Chambers and Partners

His strength is that he sees the same issue from multiple perspectives and pulls complex advice into its most clearly understood format.

Chambers and Partners

An outstanding employment lawyer.

Chambers and Partners

His main strength is his ability to give excellent legal advice in a language we can understand. He goes above and beyond the call of duty. His advice is always considered, balanced and practical.

Chambers and Partners

His legal advice is spot on, practical and pragmatic. His feeing is extremely clear and transparent and his client service is outstanding.

Chambers and Partners

Innes is an outstanding professional.

Chambers and Partners

Innes is always a pleasure to deal with.

Chambers and Partners

Innes always gives excellent advice, understands our needs and is quick to respond when we need advice.

Chambers and Partners

Thank you so much for all your brilliant advice and support over recent weeks. I am very grateful and pleased with the outcome.

Client feedback

Thanks again for all of your excellent advice and support - it was all in the preparation and positioning, your commercial insight was invaluable.

Client feedback

I was very pleased to receive sound advice throughout, which enabled me to make informed decisions on how best to proceed. I would single out the very prompt response times to all matters, which allowed good momentum to be maintained, together with a strong personalised approach.

Client feedback

Intelligent, strategic, confident and assertive advice.

Client feedback

...thank you for your terrific help and support on this project. Your guidance, judgement and speed of response made a difficult challenge go very smoothly.

Client feedback

Practice head, Innes Clark, is ‘both technically outstanding and client focused’ and possesses ‘excellent employment law knowledge.

Legal 500

Innes Clark is outstanding in his field.

Legal 500

The personal service you receive from Innes Clark and his team is second to none. He really gets to know you and your organisation and targets advice specific to meet your needs.

Legal 500

Innes is a renowned expert in employment law and his advice was clear and unambiguous.

Senior executive client

Thank you Innes for such great pragmatic support. I would highly recommend you to others.

Senior executive client

The service provided by Innes Clark was outstanding. Exceptionally prompt, very clear, and extremely helpful.

Senior executive client

I have recommended your services to several clients.
We always find he gives excellent advice and service.

Chambers and Partners UK Guide 2025

Areas of Expertise

Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Employment Law for Employers

Advisory Work

Discrimination & Equality

Employment Law Training

Employment Tribunals

Employment Advice for Employees

Professional Regulatory & Disciplinary Law

Unfair Dismissal Advice

Discrimination & Equality Advice

Employment Tribunal Claims

Redundancy Advice

Settlement Agreements

Executive Dismissals & Negotiations
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