Boasting a ‘well-resourced, specialist’ team with a ’depth and breadth of knowledge’ Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP is highly sought-after among major domestic clients in the financial, public, and retail sectors. Jon Hales heads the employment team and Southampton office, acting for a wide range of employers on contentious and advisory matters, while Christina Tolvas-Vincent leads the firm’s retail employment practice. Charlotte Bloomfield regularly assists on employment due diligence and TUPE regulation matters across a diversity of transaction types. ‘Highly competent, knowledgeable and experienced’ on sensitive equality and disability discrimination cases, employment status cases, and restrictive covenant matters, Dan Fawcett is a further standout advisor.
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‘The entire WBD team is very client-centric, quick to understand your needs and challenges, and ready with meaningful guidance and help, in what for most people would be a sector very difficult to get to grips with. They are personable, proactive and a real pleasure to work with.’
‘Well-resourced, specialist team with depth and breadth of knowledge.’
‘Dan Fawcett is the stand-out individual in the team. Highly competent, knowledgeable and experienced, he is never fazed by anything.’
‘Christina Tolvas-Vincent is very strategic, and on top of the detail.’
‘Good knowledge of trade union work.’
‘Unique experience of goods and services discrimination work, and discrimination work in different contexts.’
Key clients
- Ecebs Limited
- Liverpool Victoria Friendly Society Limited (LV=)
- SecureWorks Europe Limited
- B&Q Ltd
- Kingfisher Plc
- Quilter Plc
- Transdev Airport Services Limited
- Colgate-Palmolive Group
- Signet Trading Ltd (H Samuel and Ernest Jones)
- Arts University Bournemouth
- Faststream Recruitment Ltd
- Sunseeker International Ltd
Work highlights
Acting for LV= on a retainer basis servicing all of their day-to-day employment law needs, including a number of sensitive grievances and disciplinary cases.
Acted for SecureWorks Europe Limited on two exits of senior employees from its UK company.
Advised Ecebs Limited on its response to a trade union application to the Central Arbitration Committee (CAC) for statutory recognition by Prospect.
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Charlotte Bloomfield
Dan Fawcett
Practice head
Jon Hales
Other key lawyers
Christina Tolvas-Vincent; Charlotte Bloomfield; Dan Fawcett