
A ‘top-quality regional firm with city credentials’, Howes Percival LLP is lauded for its ’wide scope of capabilities and expertise in all areas’ of employment law. Leveraging the bench strength of the employment team’s regional spread, the group is able to advise a wide range of local, national, and international clients on tribunal matters, redundancies and restructuring, TUPE issues, restrictive covenants, and senior executive exits. The team is headed by Simon deMaid, a key contact for clients in the retail, automotive, manufacturing, education, and healthcare sectors, who boasts deep expertise in disability discrimination claims, large-scale redundancies and restructures, and high-value executive terminations. Hannah Pryce, a seasoned advocate within the Employment Tribunal, delivers workplace training on equality, diversity, and inclusion, and advises on complex HR issues, including anti-bullying, harassment prevention, and strategic crisis management.
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Practice head
Simon deMaid
Other key lawyers
Hannah Pryce; Anna Bithrey
