‘Madeleine Mould walked us through a very sensitive employee issue. Her attention to detail and quickness allowed us to have peace of mind with every response and decision we made.’

‘The team are so knowledgeable and personable. Very impressed with their customer service and their commitment to deadlines. We have recently had some difficult pensions changes – the final outcome was excellent and we achieved 100% consent, superbly helped by the Blake Morgan team.’

‘Having working with Blake Morgan now for several years all those I have worked with have been exceptional. They are knowledgeable of our sector, they listen before answering, they provide advice in a measured way. I find them very easy to work with, clear and to the point with guidance.’

‘Very approachable, good expertise and easy to work with. The team understands our business and is able to provide tailored advice.’

‘Andrew Whiteaker is a trusted adviser to our in-house legal team and our HR department. He provides pragmatic advice in a user-friendly manner. We know that we can rely on Andrew for our most urgent, complex and sensitive matters.’

‘The team at Boyes Turner always put your needs as a client first. They are there for you whenever you need advice and support. Their internal collaboration across areas of expertise such as global mobility as well as local law is excellent. They are an extremely personable team working well internally making the service they provide very easy to access and responsive.’

‘The team are very professional, thorough and diligent, but offer practical and pragmatic advice. They are experts in their field, but personable and a great team to work with.’

‘Anita Wisby is particularly outstanding. She exemplifies the quality and high professional standards you expect from a top legal firm, whilst being friendly and engaged irrespective of other commitments. Highly recommended.’

‘The team at Doyle Clayton were fantastic. During a highly sensitive and stressful time they made me feel safe and supported. Their systems and ways of working were fluid. Everyone I spoke with seemed to genuinely want to help me as a client, whether it was my solicitor or the accounts team. I would highly recommend them.’

‘While undergoing an exceptionally sensitive and stressful time, Karen Holden made me feel safe, supported and listened to. She heard what I was saying and took the time to understand the situation and what I wanted to achieve. She quickly gave me confidence in her capability to support me, it goes without saying saying she has a solid grasp of law and proved to be a good strategist (even under a changing situation).’

‘Doyle Clayton in Reading have acquired a team of true specialists in the field of employment law. The spectrum and depth of knowledge is gold standard. The process of recruitment within the team has been based on passion for this field of law and therefore the standard of service is maintained as first rate.’

‘Nicholas Snowden is excellent and very knowledgeable. We can always rely on his help!’

‘They provide quality service at pace. Very commercial and great business partners.’

‘Nicholas Snowden in particular has been supporting our business for a number of years. He always gives pragmatic advice balancing the legal context within commercial realities.’

‘The team has wide-ranging capabilities and experience, including litigation where required.’

‘Carolyn Soakell is one of the best external lawyers I’ve instructed in 30 years’ of practice. She is pragmatic and well-informed about the industry in which we operate, and of course has taken the time to get to understand us as a client.’

‘Innovative and practical approach to all employment law issues.’

‘We have been working with the employment team for a few years now and feel that they are an extension of our own team. Their understanding of our business and support with any legal updates has been crucial for the growth and development of our business.’

‘Eugene Wojciechowski has provided advice on some overseas workers – he has liaised with legal advisers in several countries meaning we had a “one stop shop” for our legal advice which was much appreciated. His advice was practical and balanced, enabling us to navigate a complex situation.’

‘They understand our sector and give you clear direction on what you should do. Gemma Woodhouse is a stand-out partner who is always there when you need her.’

‘Kevin McCavish is one of the most respectful, knowledgeable partners I have had the professional privilege to work with. From an employment law point of view his support to me both has been invaluable. Kevin takes the time to listen to your concerns breaks the risks down in a pragmatic way and provides you with options.’

‘Kevin McCavish is a great negotiator and provided a gold-plated service, he kept the pressure up when required and skilfully negotiated what was needed. He displayed an exceptional ability to understand the context, advise within it, and offer commercial options. At the end of the day I was able to leave with a better outcome than I would were it not for Kevin.’

‘The team are the best I’ve worked in within this area. The core reason for this is that they are never afraid to give you a clear answer. It is refreshing to work with them and they make my role so much easier.’

‘The team are accessible, knowledgeable and very good to deal with.’

‘Tim Clark is excellent to deal with and service driven.’

‘Our relationship with Blandy & Blandy has been excellent throughout the years we have worked with them. The team are readily available to support, have excellent knowledge both of our business and the wider industry and always offer pragmatic and commercially aligned advice to support our decision making.’

‘The Clarkslegal team is impressive. The team approach means they have specialists in areas other than employment to draw advice from quickly and efficiently where issues falling outside the confines of employment arises, meaning they truly are a full service law firm that can cater for and address all of a client’s legal concerns and issues.’

‘Within the employment team, from top to bottom a depth of legal knowledge is apparent. They regularly produce articles, undertake internal training and appear readily cognisant of the latest legal developments in this field.’

‘Monica Atwall and Helen Beech are both outstanding. Their significant legal knowledge across all areas of employment law and years of practical experience within the employment tribunal system puts them amongst the best instructing solicitors I have worked with.’

‘Nathan Millard always thinks through issues from all dimensions, not just the obvious ones and offers robust, practical advice on practical options as well as the strict legal position.’

‘Apart from their obvious employment law knowledge, the practice are keen to build a good relationship with us as clients and to understand the nature of our organisation. Knowing us at this level allows the practice to provide advice and guidance tailored to our needs, rather than a one-size-fits-all approach.’

‘We work closely with Lisa Harris who is friendly, approachable, and knowledgeable.’

‘FSP is very much focused on individualised support, where you get to know the member of the team who is helping you. They have a range of colleaguse they can then refer to as needed. I have found all members of FSP to be knowledgable, approachable, and professional.’

‘Ian Machray always responds quickly, and is incredibly knowledgable and approachable. He gives excellent advice.’

‘Strong team with a strong and varied client list. Supportive of each other. For matters outside of employment (yet which are linked) they are always ready to bring in other departments/individuals to provide an inclusive and rounded response.’

‘Alistair McArthur is an exceptional, charismatic, sharp and personable employment specialist. Alistair ensures that client’s get the best possible outcomes but is very pragmatic and defends his client’s position robustly.’

‘Alistair McArthur is very pleasant and professional. He always has his clients’ interests at the forefront of every decision. Darren Smith is equally capable. Hannah King is very efficient and an up-and-coming partner in the making.’

‘In the Thames Valley the employment team at Herrington Carmichael stands out as an excellent one. They have some impressive clients and are efficient and knowledgeable.’

‘Very helpful, explained the steps they were taking thoroughly. Highly recommended!’

‘I felt comfortable telling Laura Binnie the ins and outs and never felt like I was rushed for time to explain the situation.’

‘The team work very well, everyone working on a case seems to have an encyclopaedic knowledge of the case. This provides the benefit of being able to work through the best approach from a number of different possibilities.’

‘Great people which are top of employment experts. They are also able to adapt to a firm’s changing needs.’

‘Owen Dear is like an extension of our company, available when required for urgent work but also has an easy-like manner that makes him very approachable for all levels of our organisation. Will gives opinions when asked, not just legal text book answers. Excellent.’

‘Provide legal advice that is clear and without legal jargon. Their commercial understanding how the businesses approach dealing with employment issues has been refreshing.’

‘This team punches well above its weight, particularly in the high quality of legal advice, client care, responsiveness and experience. While the team is small, they provide an excellent service, on a par with some of the best London employment teams.’

‘Julian Taylor is a fantastic lawyer. He is knowledgable, sensible and clear. He is usually my very first recommendation when asked for an employment solicitor.’

‘We instruct Julian Taylor on all of our employment issues and find them to be sensitive, commercial and practical in their advice.’

‘Carol Shaw leads the department and offers clear and practical advice.’

‘Carol Shaw works proactively and is commercially focussed which ensures employment issues are resolved timely and successfully. Carol Shaw is highly knowledgeable and at critical times has always been available to give pragmatic advice by telephone – with other firms this has sometimes been days later in a letter.’

‘Philomena Price is an. experienced employment lawyer, with specific expertise in food and drinks, and hospitality and leisure sector. She is hard working, tactically astute and very good with clients hence the loyalty of her clients. Impressive has been her handling of difficult situations and her skill in negotiating.’

‘Clifton Ingram – all contacts friendly and helpful.’

‘Robert Cherry gave advice on my case, which was complex, he read in detail my agreement, picked up some issues and gave excellent advice on areas the company had not considered. I felt totally confident with his help and support. His approach was friendly and helpful as well as giving brilliant advice.’

‘Clifton Ingram were recommended to me from colleagues who had used them before. They were very professional, gave objective and direct advice based on the information given to them. They provided a level of confidence in a time when it could have become emotional.’

‘The experience was excellent right from the start. Even the simple process of onboarding as a client was straightforward and used technology to make it easy.’

‘The benefit of the practice is that they are friendly which makes working with them really easy and pleasant. This also makes it easier to discuss worries and concerns which Gardner Leader are more than happy to listen to. However in my experience they were also firm with me where they needed to be when I was suggesting or thinking of things that were not worth it.’

‘I worked almost exclusively with Julie Taylor who was outstanding. Julie got up to speed with my issues extremely quickly. She was very firm with me in certain areas which saved me time and money. She also collaborated well with other law firms which became part of my matter.’

‘Rebecca Ireland is very commercial and pragmatic and has a good ability to break down complex matters into a logical sequence of decisions or options. She feels like a real partner and is always accessible and willing to help.’

‘Rebecca Ireland has always gone above and beyond to ensure that she understands the situation in hand, give advice relevant to it and is happy to be challenged and to challenge to ensure the full depth of the situation has been explored and the advise given is relevant to all possible scenarios.’

‘Rebecca Ireland is always understanding and patient.’