The ‘impressive and high-performing team’ at Harrison Clark Rickerbys is sought after by leading private and public sector clients for corporate support and strategic advice on a wide array of employment matters. Notable specialisms include employment issues arising from M&A, insolvencies and redundancies, as well as engaging in employee relations dispute resolution. In Cheltenham, team lead Rachel Roberts offers ’exemplary’ advice to employers, senior executives and directors, while Catherine Mitchell handles sensitive employment disputes. Legal director Rowena Kay specialises in employment matters within the tech and cyber sectors, while associate Ellis Jessica Walby is noted for her expertise in post-termination restrictive covenant disputes.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- 'An impressive and high-performing team.'
- 'Highly proactive, engaged, with exemplary communication across the team, to the client, and to other parties. They demonstrated evident experience and deep expertise in employment law; and were able to utilise that expertise with insightful approaches and advice.'
- 'Rachel Roberts and Ellis Jessica Walby were exemplary; I would not hesitate to instruct them again, or recommend them to others.'
- 'Besides the expected professional expertise, they build relationships and understand our business.'
- 'Our long term partner is Catherine Mitchell and she is excellent in all aspects.'
- 'The practice is always readily available to assist us.'
Key clients
- Ecclesiastical Insurance
- Direct Wines Limited, T/A Laithwaites, Averys & Sunday Times Wine Club
- Homes England
- Pertemps Recruitment Partnership Limited
- Horizon Capital LLP
- Weston College
- South Gloucestershire & Stroud College
- Creo Medical Limited
- Safran UK Limited
Work highlights
Acted for Horizon Capital LLP on its £30m investment in FBC Manby Bowdler.
Advised an institutional investor client on the £6m purchase of an electrical engineering company.
Advised a waste management client on a complex trade union dispute.
Lawyers
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Practice head
Rachel Roberts
Other key lawyers
Catherine Mitchell; Rowena Kay; Ellis Jessica Walby