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Rebecca Sawbridge

Rebecca Sawbridge

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Freeths LLP

Freeths LLP

England - West Midlands • Employment

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Employment

Freeths LLP‘s employment team provides specialist advice to a wide range of employers, acting for reputable private sector clients, as well as those in the public and educational sectors. With a strong offering providing advice on restructurings, TUPE, and the enforcement of covenants, the team is well-placed to advise clients on a range of matters. Furthermore, the team demonstrates capabilities in handling tribunal claims, with specialist advocates. Rebecca Sawbridge leads the team, with particular experience in business restructurings and redundancy processes.
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Phone
0845 634 2589
Email
[email protected]
Profile
freeths.co.uk

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Work Department
Employment.
Position

Partner and head of employment in Freeths’ Birmingham office. Advises on all aspects of contentious and non-contentious employment law, including wrongful and unfair dismissal, discrimination law, executive terminations, TUPE, large scale reorganisations, employment aspects of mergers/acquisitions/outsourcing and litigation in the Civil Court and employment tribunal. Regularly speaks at HR seminars and provides bespoke employment law training.

Career

Trained Eversheds, Birmingham; qualified 1999; assistant solicitor, Wragge & Co, Birmingham 1999; associate, Wragge & Co, Birmingham 2003; associate, McGrigors, London 2005; partner Shoosmiths, Birmingham 2006; partner Freeths, Birmingham 2010.

Memberships
Employment Lawyers Association.
Education

St Dominic’s School for Girls, Staffordshire; Cardiff University (1994 BSc Business Administration, first class); College of Law, Chester (1995 CPE, 1996 LPE).

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Rebecca Sawbridge is incredible. Her responsiveness is second to none. Nothing is too complex or unmanageable. Rebecca is on it in an instant with pragmatic and practical advice that takes the stress out of the stressful.’

    'Always available to assist on HR issues, large or small and we know we can rely on their advice.'

    'We can always contact them when needed and they are quick to respond with sound advice that we can rely on.'

Key clients

  • ALDI Stores Limited DPD Group UK Limited Sofidel Group Nuffield Health Shoe Zone Retail Limited Center Parcs National Express Limited ERIKS Industrial Services Limited Rhenus Warehousing Solutions Lutterworth Limited Mettler Toledo Limited Laser Sailboats Limited Envisage Group Limited Parkway Derby Limited Panache Lingerie Limited National Express Limited Paul Smith Limited The Reflex Group Limited Goodridge Limited Preston Innovations Limited Birmingham Metropolitan College The British Horse Society AP Racing Limited West Midlands Growth Company JS Wright & Co Ltd The Alumasc Group plc Solidus UK Solutions Limited Dudley College of Technology FSB Technology (UK) Limited Amelore HR Lucideon Limited Ardmore Group Emma Bridgewater Limited Portmeirion PLC LT Pub Management Ltd James T Blakeman Ltd Breedon Group plc Goodfish Group Limited Eurostar Global Electrics Limited Klarius Products Ltd M J Birtwistle & Co Ltd Sydney Heath & Co Ltd Christ the King Catholic Collegiate Lookers Motor Group Limited