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advice from the employer\u2019s solicitors.\u00a0<\/p><p>Finding an investigator who is well equipped to deal with all the challenges of conducting fair and reasonable workplace investigations at a senior level is not always straightforward.\u00a0 In serious cases, it will be beneficial and advisable\u00a0 to engage an independent lawyer for the investigation .<\/p><p>Will Clayton is highly skilled in the conduct of complex workplace investigations into matters of serious misconduct or professional misconduct.\u00a0<\/p><p>Some examples of Will\u2019s work in this area includes:<\/p><ul><li>investigating allegations of fraud by the chair of trustees of a major charity<\/li><li>investigating the misuse of employee settlement agreements by human resources<\/li><li>investigating allegations of bullying and harassment by a senior member of staff within a logistics company<\/li><li>investigating complaints of unlawful discrimination on the grounds of race and religious belief within an 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