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London
This large and impressive team is respected in the market for its standalone
employment capability, which attracts high-profile and interesting work
from heavyweight clients such as Pfizer and Honda. The group is "sensible
to deal with" and its lawyers "fight good points" when
it comes to litigation. Clients are impressed with the team's "recognition
of commercial realities and upfront approach." A brand new Cambridge
office opened in February 2007, adding to the group's comprehensive
coverage of the South, with lawyers operating across London, Cheltenham
and Guildford. The department is also looking to grow into the firm's
Oxford office. Although increasing its work for employers, the team
also acts for high-flyers in the City. The group is increasingly focusing
on its international offering and recently handled the employment aspects
of Arqiva's purchase of a business from BT that had locations in the
UK, France, Italy, Holland, Germany and the USA.
Extremely well thought of, David Green
is admired for his "practical resolution of cases." He focuses
particularly on TUPE issues and trade union law.
Clients/Work Highlights: Wagamama; Chez
Gérard; Caffè Nero; BNP Paribas and ntl.
David Green is ranked in tier 2 of 5
as a leading individual.
Guildford
While this firm is making a push to expand
with a new office opening in Cambridge, Charles Russell's Guildford-based
practice is developing a reputation across the South East. Acting for
respondents and senior claimants, the "thoroughly decent and user-friendly"
group is becoming more involved in complex employment tribunals and
shareholder disputes. In other work, the team advised on the closure
of 35 stores at PRG PowerHouse and the litigation relating to the nationwide
redundancies. Hotel, catering and leisure clients are featuring more
and more in the firm's workload.
Handling the HR needs of the RCN, Andy
Williams' workload runs the gamut of employment disputes and non-contentious
work. He is regularly involved in the employment aspects of corporate
takeovers. Simon McMenemy heads up the department.
Clients/Work Highlights: Kingston University;
RCN; the Alzheimer's Society; Hudson Engineering Services and Alphameric.
Cheltenham
The "pragmatism, creative solutions
and flexibility" shown by this team of local employment lawyers
is the cause of its leap in the tables. The group provides a "good
depth and breadth of experience" to a "quality clientele ,"
including such names as Sotheby's and Which? Operating as one unit across
its five UK offices, the team has been regularly involved in health
and safety matters as well as statutory disciplinary and grievance procedures,
disability discrimination and workplace stress.
Sarah Jane Turcan leads the team, which
welcomed Lucie Fielding to the Cheltenham office from Ashfords in September
2006. The team offers training programmes for Colliers, Language Line
Services and Travail Employment Group and has advised Abacus Group on
HR issues arising out of a series of business acquisitions and consolidation.
Cambridge
Having attracted a team of bright, local
lawyers from Hewitsons to its new Cambridge office, southeast star Charles
Russell is not starting from scratch in the East Anglia market. With
the local knowledge and expertise of Nick Sayer, Tim Tyndall and Hilary
Aldred, the firm is placing a particular emphasis on charities, AIM
and start-up clients. Sayer is regularly at the forefront of High Court
injunction work whilst Tyndall and Aldred have been handling a rising
number of employment tribunals. (The team will officially be based in
Cambridge, as opposed to London, from 1 January 2008).
Nick Sayer is ranked in tier 3 of 4 as
a leading individual.
Tim Tyndall is ranked in tier 3 of 4 as a leading individual.
Hilary Aldred is ranked in tier 4 of 4 as a leading individual.
Pensions
Kris Weber is ranked in tier 5 of 5 as a leading individual
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