Natalie Ward > Thrings LLP > Bristol, England > Lawyer Profile
Thrings LLP Offices
THE PARAGON
COUNTERSLIP
BRISTOL
BS1 6BX
England
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Natalie Ward
Work Department
Employment.
Position
Senior Associate.
Career
Joined Thrings in 2006 as an NQ and recently promoted to Senior associate.
Natalie specialises in employment law, advising on both contentious and non-contentious legal matters. She advises a range of corporate clients, from owner-managed businesses to PLCs, and has a particular interest in the impact of employment law on agriculture businesses and families.
Her employment law expertise covers tribunal litigation, discrimination, redundancies, health issues, grievance procedures and outsourcing issues. She handles complex cases involving acquisitions and disposals, advising extensively on TUPE.
Agriculture
Bringing in-depth understanding of employment law to the Agriculture team, Natalie helps rural businesses navigate complex disputes and contractual matters. Many of her cases involve small farming teams and family members working together, and she brings both an understanding and pragmatic approach to resolve matters effectively and sensitively.
As well as advising on employment matters, Natalie helps clients deal with performance, absence and minimum wage issues, to ensure the businesses can continue to run, progress and be profitable. Her clients in the agriculture space range from traditional farms to landed estates with glamping sites and commercial shoots.
Languages
English and French.
Memberships
Employment Lawyers Association, CIPD, Law Society.
Education
LLB & French – Cardiff University
LPC (distinction) – UWE
Lawyer Rankings
South West > Employment > Employment: Bristol
‘An extremely knowledgable team who go the extra mile‘, Thrings LLP’s employment practice is instructed by both public and private sector clients, including well-known consumer goods conglomerates, transport sector businesses, and charities. The team is led by the ‘outstanding‘ Kerrie Hunt, whose broad sector coverage and experience includes High Court claims, TUPE transfers, and senior exits. Natalie Ward‘s recent workload has seen her defending discrimination and constructive dismissal claims on behalf of various major companies.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Bristol
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Dispute resolution > Debt recovery
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Real estate > Commercial property: Bristol
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire
- Employment > Employment: Bristol
- Private client > Family
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Real estate > Construction
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Bristol
- Real estate > Planning