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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 Barr Ellison LLP.

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.

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