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Katherine Maxwell
Work Department
Employment
Position
Katherine is a partner and head of the firm’s employment law team and works from their Richmond and Southampton offices. She advises clients on all aspects of employment law. Her clients range from large corporates to small companies. She also advises individuals including senior executives, directors and senior managers.
Whatever problem they are facing, her business clients know they can rely on Moore Blatch – whether it’s handling boardroom and shareholder disputes, the TUPE issues surrounding a merger, or helping to manage a major redundancy programme.
Katherine, and the employment team, are always on hand to advise on difficult situations involving individual employees, including drafting and negotiating termination packages. Should these cases proceed to tribunal, clients know that they have the backing of one of the most formidable legal teams in the region.
Katherine helps ensure that clients are compliant with ever-changing employment regulations. She helps them implement the right procedures and policies and makes sure they are meeting their employer responsibilities.
She also advises individuals who are facing issues relating to their employment contract, restrictive covenants or redundancy. She advises them on boardroom disputes and provides assistance negotiating exit packages. She provides clients with clear and practical advice tailored to their situation and advises on the best course of action for them.
Katherine leads a team of seasoned employment law experts with a depth of knowledge and experience across all employment-related matters. Their clients know that they are supported by a team of legal heavyweights.
Memberships
Employment Lawyers’ Association
Lawyer Rankings
South East > Employment > Employment: Hampshire
(Leading individuals)Counting SMEs, NFPOs, and publicly-listed companies amongst its client base, the ‘commercially savvy’ team at Moore Barlow has vast expertise in handling High Court and employment tribunal claims, as well as restructurings and redundancies. The ‘phenomenal’ Katherine Maxwell leads the group, operating out of both Southampton and Richmond, and specialising on TUPE transfers and post-termination restrictive covenants. Emma Edis regularly deals with the employment aspects of M&A and reorganisations. Associate Stephanie Clarke left the firm in November 2022, moving in-house.
South East > Employment > Employment: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
Moore Barlow has a full-service employment offering, with work ranging from litigation concerning restrictive covenants and fiduciary duties to whistleblowing and discrimination claims, as well as TUPE transfers, immigration matters, insolvencies and day-to-day employment issues, acting for SMEs and plcs. Practice head Katherine Maxwell, who is based in Southampton and Richmond, advises global organisations and private individuals on post-termination restrictive covenants, reorganisations and redundancies. Splitting his time across Woking and Guildford is the ‘committed’ David Ludlow, who provides ‘very clear and definitive advice’ including providing M&A support and advice on employee competition, director’s duties and shareholder litigation to senior executives and clients in the charities, schools and medical sectors. In Richmond, Naomi Greenwood is also noted for her expertise in the advertising, media and financial services sectors.
Lawyer Rankings
- Employment: Kent, Surrey, Sussex South East > Employment
- Leading individuals South East > Employment > Employment: Hampshire
- Employment: Hampshire South East > Employment
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Agriculture and estates
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Hampshire
- Employment > Employment: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Private client > Family: Hampshire
- Private client > Family: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Insurance > Personal injury: claimant
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate: Hampshire
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Real estate > Property litigation
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Hampshire
- Real estate > Commercial property: Hampshire
- Real estate > Commercial property: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Dispute resolution > Debt recovery
- Employment > Employment: Hampshire
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Kent, Surrey and Sussex
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
- Public sector > Public sector