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Our specialist team of lawyers prides itself on the standard of service you receive and we are committed to ensuring you receive prompt, cost-effective and commercial advice.

We pride ourselves on providing proactive and personalised advice, giving you the peace of mind that your matter is dealt with in the best possible way.

If you are looking for Employment advice for your business, our team can help. Find out more here.

From the start of the relationship, all parties must know the terms on which they are working. We advise on drafting and negotiating:

  • Employment Contracts
  • Director’s Service Agreements
  • Consultancy Agreements

For advice on all of these, please get in touch.

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Ensuring equal opportunities for all is essential to a good working relationship.

We advise upon issues of discrimination in relation to:

  • Sex, race and disability
  • Issues involving age, religion and sexual orientation
  • Whistleblowing and all issues concerned with these areas

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Where issues arise within the employer/employee relationship it is important that they are dealt with quickly and pragmatically.

We advise on all matters that arise during employment, including those concerning:

  • Maternity leave
  • Disciplinary and grievance matters
  • Flexible and part-time working requests
  • Persistent absenteeism
  • All forms of discrimination
  • Matters relating to the Working Time Regulations

For advice on ongoing employment issues, please get in touch.

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If you are having difficulties at work and facing the termination of your employment, we will advise on how to deal with the situation in a sensitive and pragmatic way.

We advise on the termination of an employment relationship, including senior executive contracts, and other matters that arise, including garden leave clauses, confidentiality and restrictive covenants.

We also regularly advise upon entering into Settlement Agreements and what that means for you.

For advice on termination of employment and settlement agreements, please contact us.

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Dealing with the breakdown of an employment relationship is often stressful and expensive, particularly where litigation is involved.

Our specialist team of lawyers has a vast amount of experience of representing employees in the Employment Tribunal and also in the County or High Court.

Clients appreciate our ability to give pragmatic and commercial advice taking into account the prospects of success and the costs involved in dealing with the matter.

Our pricing structure for Unfair Dismissal Claims is available here

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New role for Justine Lowe
New role for Justine Lowe

Our Family Law team has recently taken on Justine Lowe as its newest member. Justine was previously part of our Business Services department.

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Stay on the lookout for festive scams

As we get further into the holiday season, it’s more important than ever to be on the lookout for potential scams.

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Press Reporting of Family Cases
Press Reporting of Family Cases

On 15 July 2024, the President of the Family Division’s Transparency Implementation Group Reporting Pilot (TIG) was extended to include...

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Plan Ahead to Reduce Your Inheritance Tax bill
Plan Ahead to Reduce Your Inheritance Tax bill

Our Private Client department is encouraging people to plan ahead to help reduce their inheritance tax (IHT) bill...

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AI is the future, but can it be used to do your Will?
AI is the future, but can it be used to do your Will?

With the rise in artificial intelligence, we must ask ourselves if we can entrust legal matters to AI...

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Deputyship Orders - a guide
Deputyship Orders - a guide

I always speak to my clients about Lasting Powers of Attorney or Enduring Powers of Attorney. These are documents that allow you to...

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Misconduct That Affects Money
Misconduct That Affects Money

It’s an accepted principle that serious bad behaviour – qualifying generally for the description “obvious and gross” is capable of being taken into account in financial case...

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Pre-nups: an update
Pre-nups: an update

The classic case that set up the current interpretation of the law on pre-nups was Radmacher v Granatino in 2010...

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What is Inheritance Tax and what does it mean for me?
What is Inheritance Tax and what does it mean for me?

Inheritance tax, or death duties as it sometimes known, is a tax paid on the estate when a person dies...

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What does Probate mean? Why do I need an Attorney?
What does Probate mean? Why do I need an Attorney?

When we speak to our clients about doing a Will or a Lasting Power of Attorney, we try and make sure that we go right back to basics...

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