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The employment practice at Trowers & Hamlins LLP covers the full range of private, public, and third-sector work. The team is active in mental health and disability discrimination claims, in addition to advising on union matters and 'culture war' concerns in the workplace. With a strong corporate support offering, the group also assists clients in restructuring and TUPE-related matters. Emma Burrows, who heads the department, is instructed by a number of charities.
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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Emma Burrows is outstanding: she combines deep know-how and expertise with an astute approach to tough situations and excellent responsiveness. She's a great ally.’

  • 'Trowers and Hamlins' employment practice has quite simply always been in a league of its own: for the quality and pragmatism of its advice; the consistency of its expertise across all the areas and levels of the team; its deep rooted and genuine commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion; its innovation in the use of technology and the application of new ideas and approaches and finally its holistic approach to all that it does. It's not just a team of lawyers but a team of real people professionals who fully understand the impact of all that they do.'

  • ‘Laura Welchew has always been calm, considered, consistent and at the same time compassionate in her dealings with clients. She brings a no-nonsense, solutions-focused level of advice that allows her to cut through all of the noise with laser-like precision to the heart of the issue.’

  • ‘Nicola Ihnatowicz has been a stand-out for me - not just in her approach to dealing with casework but also in her support around new business acquisitions where we've had to be more creative in our approach to terms and conditions of employment and how we make the acquisitions work without impacting existing contractual arrangements.’ 

  • ‘I see the Trowers and Hamlin employment law team as part of my extended HR team. They have a real commercial understanding of our business and our appetite for risk, which is different from other legal firms I have dealt with. They have such a collaborative approach and work seamlessly to provide me and my colleagues with a first-class service.’

  • ‘Vanessa James has worked very closely with the organisation for the past two years and her advice and practical approach have been a breath of fresh air. She is incredibly knowledgeable and experienced, and her manner provides us with the necessary reassurance to manage issues in a commercial but considered way.’

Key clients

  • Clarion Housing Group
  • Natural History Museum
  • Peabody Trust
  • National Autistic Society
  • Battersea Dogs and Cats Home
  • Capel Manor College
  • Currie & Brown
  • Caretech
  • Pilon Limited
  • Save the Children

Work highlights

Advised Sovereign Housing Group and Network Homes on the employment implications of their merger.
Advising various employer clients (including Mencap and Ubele) on workplace investigations, including grievances and whistleblowing complaints.
Advising ICTS Limited on various TUPE transfers arising out of outsourced services.

Practice head

Rebecca McGuirk; Emma Burrows; Nicola Ihnatowicz

Other key lawyers

Laura Welchew; Vanessa James; Sabah Shah