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Employment
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- Birketts LLP Ipswich, Norwich
- Charles Russell LLP Cambridge
- Eversheds LLP Cambridge
- Greenwoods Solicitors LLP Peterborough
- Hewitsons LLP Cambridge
- Mills & Reeve LLP Cambridge, Norwich
- Taylor Vinters Cambridge
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- Ashton Graham Ipswich, Bury St Edmunds
- Gotelee Solicitors Ipswich
- Hegarty LLP Peterborough
- Howes Percival LLP Norwich
- Kester Cunningham John Cambridge, Norwich
- Leathes Prior Norwich
- Quantrills Solicitors Ipswich
- Steeles Law LLP Norwich
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- Blocks Ipswich, Felixstowe
- Buckles Solicitors LLP Peterborough
- Greene & Greene Bury St Edmunds
- Gross & Co Bury St Edmunds
- Prettys Ipswich, Cambridge
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- Cambridge Employment Law Cambridge
- Cozens-Hardy LLP Norwich
- HC Solicitors Peterborough
- Hatch Brenner LLP Norwich
- Kenneth Bush King’s Lynn
- Rogers and Norton Norwich
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- Fraser Dawbarns King’s Lynn
- Greenland Houchen Pomeroy Norwich, Attleborough
- Hayes + Storr Fakenham
- Leeds Day Huntingdon
- Ward Gethin King’s Lynn
Birketts LLP’s team includes Jeanette Wheeler, Jolyon Berry, Matthew Newnham and Abigail Trencher, and is noted for its ‘continuity of care, reasonable prices and realistic advice’, which is ‘more focused than some firms’. Recent highlights include a breach of covenant claim for insurance broker Tyser & Co. Sally Azarmi has a thriving immigration practice.
Charles Russell LLP is praised as providing ‘good advice, and clear and logical strategy’. ‘Quick to respond, and flexible enough to change tack’, Tim Tyndall and Hilary Aldred act for local, FTSE 100/national, and international clients, including Johnson Matthey and a major high street chocolatier.
Eversheds LLP lost Ian Mather to Mills & Reeve LLP, but Simon Tytherleigh retains key relationships with the likes of Royal Mail. Owen Warnock is nationally recognised for his experience in age and disability discrimination; Constanze Hewson (‘responsive, pragmatic’) leads an international HRPG projects team; and Tracy Yates excels in immigration.
Greenwoods Solicitors LLP has Peterborough’s pre-eminent practice, providing ‘City-standard advice at provincial rates’ and ‘practical solutions to complex matters’ for clients throughout East Anglia and beyond. John Macaulay heads the team, which includes Robert Dillarstone.
Hewitsons LLP’s team is ‘shrewd and pragmatic: strengths not often combined’. Clare Waller is ‘clear and practical’; Valerie Lambert is ‘extremely attentive, and will always go the extra mile’; and Elizabeth Swinburn is ‘empathetic but commercially aware’. Clients include an international IT company.
The team at Mills & Reeve LLP includes David Mills (‘very approachable; he listens to clients’) and Gillie Scoular (‘customer focused, outstanding and time efficient’), and has been joined by Ian Mather from Eversheds LLP. The MoD and Adnams are clients.
Roger James (‘patient, great at building confidence’) heads the team at Taylor Vinters, which is increasingly attracting international work, and acts for employers across the technology, education, equine, food and property sectors. Rachel Flynn is ‘calm under pressure, and easy to work with’, and Jo Edgley is ‘highly knowledgeable, and results orientated’. Oliver Pryke left to set up Cambridge Employment Law.
Acting for regional, national and international clients, Ashton Graham’s ‘rounded approach is prompt, thorough and commercially aware’. The ‘dynamic’ Matthew Potter has ‘obvious depth of knowledge’, and Julian Outen is also recommended.
Gotelee Solicitors is ‘extremely professional, friendly and client focused’. Andrew West and Brian Morron are ‘approachable and practical, with a full grasp of the law’. Recent highlights include a £4m race and religious discrimination case.
Hegarty LLP has three specialist employment lawyers, including Tim Thompson and tribunal chairman Martin Bloom. Clients include Caterpillar Group.
Howes Percival LLP’s team is led by Harriet McInnes, working with partners across the firm’s expanding office network. Outstanding in complex tribunals, she advises SMEs and large corporates.
Kester Cunningham John’s Ross Strowger acts for employers such as Network SI, and is ‘always available, efficient, and good value’. Hywel Griffiths advises many Cambridge colleges. Caroline Banwell joined from
At Leathes Prior, Dan Chapman is ‘assertive, commercial, and on top of his game’, and is renowned for HR guidance; and Katie Franklin is ‘ultra helpful’. Recent work includes tribunal claims, and reorganisation matters for YMCA Norfolk.
Quantrills Solicitors provides ‘excellent and timely service, and credible advice at extremely competitive fees’, advising employer clients including SMEs, plcs and an NHS trust. Simon Quantrill is ‘widely known as having extensive knowledge and experience’; Carly Murphy is noted for her ‘timely and detailed responses’; and Julie Temple is also recommended.
‘Far better than some larger firms: upfront, and no frills’, the team at Steeles Law LLP includes Oliver Brabbins, who is ‘shrewd, clever, on time and on budget’ and is particularly experienced in TUPE matters. Lorna Townsend’s advice is ‘invaluable’, and Sally Andrews is ‘extremely knowledgeable’. Clients include Premier Foods and Cosworth.
Frances Barker is active in redundancy matters and contentious work at Blocks, as the firm cements its ties with employers and employees around Ipswich.
Buckles Solicitors LLP’s Giles Betts and Christina Merrington increasingly attract work away from Cambridge. The firm defended multiple sex discrimination claims for a national chain of veterinary surgeries.
Greene & Greene gives ‘effective advice: very balanced, approachable and efficient’. The team includes the ‘practical, pragmatic’ Selene Holden; Chris Thomson; and Neil Walmsley, noted for his ‘personable nature and top-quality experience’.
Gross & Co’s niche corporate immigration practice, under Graeme Kirk and Sohan Sidhu, has numerous international clients, including many from Asia thanks to Japanese speaker Naomi Ogo. Nicholas Amor’s tribunal work stands out. Kirk is vice chairman of the International Bar Association’s Global Employment Institute.
The ‘consistently excellent, pragmatic’ team at Prettys includes Matthew Cole and Kelly Sayers in Ipswich, and Nicholas Sayer in the new Cambourne office. It is ‘delightful to work with and never misses deadlines’.
Cambridge Employment Law’s greatly respected founder Oliver Pryke (ex-Taylor Vinters) has a well-established reputation, as do Mandy Lyne and Eleanor Freeman. The firm already has 50 clients, including Cambridge Consultants.
Cozens-Hardy LLP’s Andrew Spencer focuses on SME employers, advising many on managing redundancies. The firm’s specialist online service is popular among SMEs.
Paul Jackson at HC Solicitors ‘lives the law, and throws himself into cases with vigour’. The team’s experience includes defending employees accused of professional misconduct.
The ‘very helpful, good-value’ team at Hatch Brenner LLP includes tribunal judge Richard Cassel, who ‘knows what he is talking about and has a lot of hands-on experience’.
‘The service on offer has the “wow” factor’ at Kenneth Bush, which acts primarily for employers, with an emphasis on HR issues. Paul Croker is ‘proactive, and an absolute pleasure to deal with’.
Rogers and Norton’s Phil Kerridge is now dedicated to employment work, giving ‘pragmatic and practical’ advice to a strong base of employer clients.
Fraser Dawbarns is a trusted adviser to many employers and employees in Wisbech and King’s Lynn.
Greenland Houchen Pomeroy’s David Harris is steadily growing the firm’s presence across Norfolk.
Hayes + Storr hired Anissa Hallworth from Ward Gethin to lead its nascent employment team.
Leeds Day, led by Andrew Roberts, is the dominant practice in Huntingdon.
Ward Gethin has close ties with trade unions including Unite, advising members on unfair dismissal, redundancy, discrimination and equal pay.
Health and safety
Health and safety
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- Birketts LLP Norwich
- Greenwoods Solicitors LLP Peterborough
- Mills & Reeve LLP Norwich
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- Ashton Graham Ipswich
- Gotelee Solicitors Ipswich
- HC Solicitors Peterborough
- Hewitsons LLP Cambridge
- Leathes Prior Norwich
- Metcalfe, Copeman & Pettefar Kings Lynn, Peterborough, Wisbech
- Roythornes LLP Peterborough
- Taylor Vinters Cambridge
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- Ward Gethin King’s Lynn
Birketts LLP’s specialist regulatory team is ‘discrete and always willing to talk, and its legal knowledge is excellent’, and includes the ‘polite and forceful’ Malcolm Savory and barrister Laura Thomas. It recently advised the National Probation Service and a multi-occupancy landlord.
Advising national and international clients, business defence specialist Kathryn Gilbertson, ‘poacher turned gamekeeper’ Robert Starr and Anna Willetts at Greenwoods Solicitors LLP are ‘personable, professional, progressive and customer focused’.
Mills & Reeve LLP’s Ian Mayers provides ‘sound, pragmatic advice based on years of experience’. He is advising on HSE investigations for a major regulator following an employee’s fatal accident, and the board of an arts school after a student suffered a catastrophic injury.
Ashton Graham’s Julian Outen excels in health and safety negotiations with trade unions.
The much-admired Hugh Rowland at Gotelee Solicitors defended a construction company in an HSE prosecution following a woodworking machine accident, and is assisting a structural engineering company on an investigation following a double fatality.
Simon Milburn and Andrew Cave at HC Solicitors have ‘incredible depth of knowledge of regulatory law, and understand that prevention is better than cure’.
Hewitsons LLP advised a farmer following a death on his farm, and a school after an employee’s suicide through stress. Deborah Sharples is ‘always well prepared and professional’.
‘A pleasure to deal with’, Leathes Prior’s Tim Cary is ‘exceptional in his no-nonsense approach and explanations of the finer points of law’. He has defended local and national businesses against HSE prosecutions.
Metcalfe, Copeman & Pettefar is noted for the regulatory law experience of Alison Muir, which attracts many national clients.
At Roythornes LLP, Phil Cookson assists the firm’s large agricultural client base, on matters such as the alleged use of illegal chemicals and the regulation of gangmasters.
Taylor Vinters is ‘concerned to understand clients’ businesses and find solutions that fit their needs’, and ‘the strong partner leadership’ of its disputes team makes it a popular choice.
Ward Gethin is the go-to firm for many trade unions and their members.
Pensions
Pensions
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- Mills & Reeve LLP Norwich
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- Birketts LLP Ipswich
- Charles Russell LLP Cambridge
- Greenwoods Solicitors LLP Peterborough
Noted for in-depth knowledge and good value, Mills & Reeve LLP’s Harry Scott advises pension schemes across the UK including Cambridge Colleges Federation Pension Scheme.
Pensions advice is an element of employment expert Jolyon Berry’s practice at Birketts LLP.
Charles Russell LLP provides ‘excellent, prompt, to-the-point’ advice through Tim Tyndall, Hilary Aldred and Caoimhe O’Neill, who is mainly London based. Clients include national companies and Cambridge colleges.
Greenwoods Solicitors LLP’s John Macaulay and former barrister Pauline Anning advise many companies on managing final salary pension schemes and scheme closures.