DPH LEGAL - Key Persons


Ivor Goodwin

Job Titles:
  • President & CEO, Cockpit LLC & Motorsport Executive LLC
"I had to employ the professional services of DPH Legal at a time of tough decision-making. David was quick to respond and always proactive with regard to managing information related to the case. The result was good and the process was stress-free as far as David took ownership of the process and calmly resolved issues with some ‘difficult' personalities. I have recommended his services to others and received very positive feedback."

Mark Lafferty

Job Titles:
  • Solicitor
  • Personal
Mark can be available for radio interviews and for other media in relation to employment law matters. Contact Mark on 0118 208 2002 Mark gained a BA (Hons) at the University of Liverpool and an LLB (Hons) at Liverpool John Moores University after which he earned a PGDip in Professional Legal Practice at Inns of Court School of Law and a PGCE at the University of Bedfordshire, having been called to the bar in 2009, before cross-qualifying as a solicitor in 2013. Mark has acted for both the Claimants and Respondents in the Employment Tribunal. He also has experience in litigation in the Employment Appeals Tribunal, County Court, High Court and Court of Appeal, in addition to regularly advising employers on non-contentious matters. Mark has demonstrated his expertise in dealing with a wide range of areas of employment law including but not limited to unfair dismissal, discrimination, whistleblowing, and TUPE. He also has extensive experience in advising on related matters such as breach of contract, post-termination restrictions, and pensions. Added to that, Mark is a qualified teacher and has previously held lecturing posts at the City of Oxford College and the University of Warwick, where he taught contract law. Mark is a member of the Employment Lawyers Bar Association and the Employment Lawyers Association.

Nicholas Febrer

Job Titles:
  • Solicitor
  • Member of the Employment Lawyers Association
  • Personal
Nicholas is a member of the Employment Lawyers Association and the Law Society. Nicholas can be available for radio interviews and for other media in relation to employment law matters. Contact Nicholas on 0118 208 2004 For any information relating to our services please give us a call and we will be very happy to help. For any information relating to our services please give us a call and we will be very happy to help. Nicholas qualified as a solicitor in a regional law firm based in East Sussex in 2017. Prior to that, as well as afterwards, he worked in the Employment Departments of two leading insurance companies. Nicholas has over nine years of experience in providing advice to clients on a broad spectrum of employment law matters. In particular, he frequently advises on employment-related issues such as redundancy, unfair dismissal, discrimination, and whistleblowing. Nicholas has experience with a range of contentious and non-contentious employment disputes. Acting on behalf of employer clients, he advises on business immigration, redundancy situations, and consultancy agreements as well as regularly drafting employment contracts, settlement agreements, staff handbooks, and letters to employees engaged in disciplinary proceedings. Acting for employees, Nicholas regularly advises on the terms and implications of settlement agreements. He also provides advice and representation in relation to issuing claims for unfair dismissal, redundancy, discrimination, unlawful deduction of wages, and holiday pay.

Sovereign Gate

Sovereign Gate is a serviced office location where facilities can be booked for you to meet with one of our solicitors in person. Please note that any written correspondence should be posted to our Head Office in Reading.

Wayne Skinner

"DPH Legal's service was second to none. David Harris was very professional, knowledgeable and supportive. He took his time to fully understand my circumstances and provided me with clear and realistic advice. David also guided me through the whole process and kept me fully updated. I appreciated his responsiveness, professionalism and expertise. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend David and his team to anyone in need of advice on employment matters."

Yasmin Awan

Job Titles:
  • Solicitor
  • Member of the Employment Lawyers Association
  • Personal
Yasmin qualified as a solicitor in a commercial law firm in 2005. She has over eleven years' experience in advising clients on a broad spectrum of employment law matters. Yasmin has extensive experience of advising both employees and employers on a wide variety of employment issues including discrimination, redundancy, unfair dismissal, disciplinaries and TUPE. A particular interest in discrimination claims led to Yasmin spending some time working in a government body which specialises in discrimination claims and formulating public policy decisions in the discrimination law sphere. More recently, Yasmin has represented both employees and employers in the employment tribunal with great success in cases including unfair dismissal, breach of contract and equal pay litigation. Yasmin can be available for radio interviews and for other media in relation to employment law matters. Contact Yasmin on 0118 208 2007 Yasmin qualified as a solicitor in a commercial law firm in 2005. She has over eleven years of experience in advising clients on a broad spectrum of employment law matters. Yasmin has extensive experience advising both employees and employers on a wide variety of employment issues including discrimination, redundancy, unfair dismissal, disciplinaries, and TUPE. She has represented both employees and employers in the employment tribunal with great success in cases including unfair dismissal, breach of contract, and equal pay litigation. Yasmin advises employers on drafting contracts of employment and employee handbooks, handling disciplinary and capability proceedings, and grievances including how to avoid employment tribunal litigation. She has a strong commercial background and an in-depth understanding of the commercial impact of employment law issues. Yasmin is a member of the Employment Lawyers Association and the Law Society. Yasmin can be contacted at 0118 208 2000 (reception), 0118 208 2007 (direct dial), 0755 466 0096 (mobile) or yawan@dphlegal.com