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Bevan Brittan LLP

Employment

UK Guide 2026 : South West

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Bevan Brittan LLP

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About

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We advise on the full spectrum of workforce issues encountered in a wide range of sectors and industries. As you would expect from a team with a national reputation for employment law, we have depth and breadth of experience and expertise in helping our clients make employment law work for them. Some examples of our work include:

  • innovative workforce modelling, including family-friendly and agile working platforms​•equalities, inclusion and diversity
  • future proofing and workplace planning, including mapping the workforce impact post Brexit embedding change through employee engagement and consultation
  • data protection and information law
  • supporting the raising concerns agenda ('whistleblowing')
  • managing social media at work
  • secondment issues
  • workforce transfers and outsourcing (TUPE)
  • business immigration services
  • pensions (including public sector pensions, auto-enrolment and governance issues).

We provide strategic and operational 'helpline' advice and have a wealth of experience of advising on workforce policies and documentation, employee relations matters, managing SOSR dismissals, executive appointments and terminations. We also support our clients with employment litigation at tribunal and appellate levels.

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Employment - South West

Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Bevan Brittan possesses an excellent team with recognised expertise in advising public sector clients, including health organisations, local governments and housing associations. The firm also acts for large private sector employers. Its lawyers provide strategic employment advice on restructuring and reorganisations, senior-level departures and disputes. The firm specialises in specific issues facing medical, emergency and front-line public service workers.

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Work Highlights

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  • Bevan Brittan represented 52 Fire and Rescue Authorities across England and Wales in a multi-claim discrimination case and pensions dispute. The firm dealt with the remedies arising from the claim, which have been valued in the millions.

Strengths

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  • They always provide robust and comprehensive advice, detailing risks and options.

    Employment respondentUK

  • Their friendly and personable touch make it a pleasure to work with them, in what are often very sensitive and complex matters.

    Employment respondentUK

  • The team are really responsive, practical and across all the detail.

    Employment respondentUK

Notable Practitioners

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  • Julian Hoskins
    Julian Hoskins

    Julian Hoskins

    Julian Hoskins is well known for his experience representing employers in the health and private sectors, and has particular expertise in defending high-value and complex tribunal claims involving whistle-blowing and discrimination. He has further strength advising on terminations and union issues.

    • Julian is extremely knowledgeable about the industry as well as understanding us and our business.

      Employment respondentUK
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  • Sarah Lamont
    Sarah Lamont

    Sarah Lamont

    Sarah Lamont has a wealth of experience handling employment matters for clients in the social housing and public sectors. She also advises private sector clients and wields expertise in reorganisation and restructuring issues, advising on redundancy measures and TUPE transfers, with further strength in tribunal claims.

    • Sarah always gives you confidence that you are getting the advice you need to mitigate risk. She is knowledgeable and thoughtful about the impact.

      Employment respondentUK

    • She is very responsive and has extremely strong awareness of the local government sector.

      Employment respondentUK

    • She is very good from a strategic as well as technical point of view.

      Employment respondentUK
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South West

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