Bernie Wentworth > Thompsons Solicitors LLP > Liverpool, England > Lawyer Profile
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88-94 Church Street
Liverpool
L1 3AY
England
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Bernie Wentworth
Work Department
Employment Rights
Position
Member, Head of Employment Rights
Career
Bernie is a partner and, as head of employment rights, responsible for managing all employment rights teams across Thompsons’ network of offices in England and Wales.
Bernie is well known for his in depth employment law knowledge and regularly gives talks and presentations and has been a guest speaker for a number of organisations, including the Institute of Employment Rights.
Bernie has specialised in employment law throughout his legal career, which began in 1995 at Merseyside Trade Union Centre. He joined Thompsons in 2000, attracted by the firm’s unique commitment to only ever represent claimants, and has been managing employment teams within the firm since 2003. Bernie became a partner in 2017, regional managing partner in 2021 and was promoted to head of employment rights in February 2023.
Bernie has dealt with virtually every type of employment tribunal case, from disability discrimination to unfair dismissal. Bernie relishes taking on companies or organisations abusing trade union rights, and his clients value him as a supportive and effective champion.
Bernie is proud of Thompsons championing of trade unionists and trade union rights, and finds the work the firm does rewarding due to its being political, pioneering and valuable to those it represents.
Bernie is a board member and vice chair of the charity, Merseyside Law Centre, which provides free legal advice, assistance and representation for housing, welfare benefits and asylum claims.
Leisure
When he is not defending workers’ rights, Bernie unwinds by cycling, travelling and watching Everton football club.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Employment > Employees/unions
Led by Bernie Wentworth from the Liverpool office, Thompsons Solicitors LLP advises a wide array of unions such as UNISON, the NUJ and the POA, and is praised for having ‘intimate knowledge of how unions approach litigation’. Brian Wilson is adept at handling mandates involving detriment and dismissal due to whistleblowing. Emma Game has a strong track record in unfair dismissal, discrimination and redundancy cases. Richard Arthur is described as ‘a leader in the field of union employment law, including industrial action litigation’. Rakesh Patel retired in April 2023.