Counting financial institutions, retail, and education companies amongst its key clients, the employment team at Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP provides a comprehensive service spanning outsourcing and acquisitions advice, tribunal litigation, and transactional assistance. Christina Tolvas-Vincent and Jon Hales co-head the group, with the former specialising in employee relations issues, business transfers and discrimination matters, and the latter focusing on the TUPE implications of outsourcing agreements, particularly in the retail space. Charlotte Bloomfield was promoted to partner in May 2022. Legal director Dan Fawcett deals with the drafting and enforcement of restrictive covenants, while associate Ben Duxbury reviews employment documentation. The whole team is based in Southampton.
Testimonials
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‘Dan Fawcett had an extraordinary grip on the detail, excellent insights on facts and law, and was hugely supportive throughout.'
‘Charlotte Bloomfield is a really talented lawyer. She is a tough litigator and expert in handling industrial relations issues.’
Key clients
- Post Office Ltd
- Signet Trading Ltd (H Samuel and Ernest Jones)
Work highlights
- Advising Colgate-Palmolive (UK) and Hill's Pet Nutrition's in-house legal and human resources teams on a variety of matters, including employee relations issues, updates to employment contracts and policies, restructuring, consultancy arrangements, data protection, and contractual matters.
- Providing ongoing employment advice to LV= on restructuring processes, senior hires, settlement agreements and employee relations cases.