Employment and pensions

Our employment and pensions group combines the highest quality of technical advice, a deep investment in personal relationships and an effective use of technology.

We provide clients with solutions that balance their legal and commercial requirements, are delivered efficiently and offer real value. We are adaptive to client requirements and tailor our response to achieve the right outcome.

At the same time as managing the most complex and partner intensive strategic issues we handle high volumes of straightforward tribunal claims. This provides an invaluable retention and transfer of client knowledge that improves the overall efficiency of our service delivery.

Recognised experts

Across the spectrum of work our purpose-built case-management system ensures a consistency of advice wherever we're working. Recognised experts lead a variety of specialist teams in discrimination and diversity, trade union relations, TUPE and transactional support, business immigration, equal pay and pensions.

Our people come from a variety of backgrounds, including barristers, in-house lawyers from industry and trade unions and an employment tribunal judge. This adds an additional layer of insight and experience.

At the same time we have teams dedicated to working with clients in particular sectors, including insurance, health, financial services, retail & leisure, construction, facilities management, education and the public sector.

What our clients say

"The team is highly rated for its expertise in advising significant public and private sector clients on all areas of employment law."
Chambers UK 2012

"They have an active approach and anticipate the next steps."
Chambers UK 2012

"They understand the context in which advice is given."
Chambers UK 2012

"The team has a keen awareness of the issues of the day and knows how to address the legal concerns of clients within a business framework."
Chambers UK 2012

[The team] has outstanding depth of expertise in advising public bodies, in particular the NHS, on issues ranging from equalities law to strategic restructuring.
The Legal 500 UK 2010

"The lawyers show us that they care about our priorities and understand the direction we want to go in."
Chambers UK 2011

The group communicates well and makes the effort to go the extra mile. It is always working on building relationships with clients.
Chambers UK 2011