James Baker
James is an experienced employment lawyer, advising employees and senior employees. He is recognised in the Legal 500 and Chambers UK for his work for senior executives.
He is known and respected for his calm, measured and solutions-oriented approach.
'He puts clients at ease, but is also tenacious. He sees angles and strategic advantages and moves that other lawyers do not.’ Legal 500 2026
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James has over 20 years experience as an employment lawyer. His experience covers all aspects of contentious and non-contentious employment law with a particular emphasis on business protection and confidentiality, TUPE, negotiating the beginning and end of employment relationships for employers and senior executives and day-to-day employment advice for businesses and individuals.
He has particular experience advising employers and employees in media and entertainment (TV, film, music and video games) professional services, financial services and advertising and marketing.
He qualified in 1998 and has headed employment teams at other London firms before joining Constantine Law as a partner in 2026.
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Examples of James' work include:​
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advised an asset management client on the merger of its different workforces across the UK including collective consultation and redundancies;
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litigated and settled numerous high value dismissal, discrimination and whistleblowing disputes;
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advised a specialist motor vehicle manufacturer on the closure of its UK operations and disputes over contractual entitlements for departing senior management;
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advised on and structured IR35-compliant relationships for business and service providers;
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assisted numerous employees leaving and joining independent TV production companies in senior/director roles;