UK Guide 2026 : Thames Valley
Ranked Individuals
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Our employment lawyers provide a fully comprehensive service for our corporate clients and senior executives from managing tribunal and civil court claims, drafting contracts and policy documents and advising on day to day HR issues, to working with clients on more complex issues such as reorganisations, TUPE/outsourcing, business protection and immigration issues.
Our HR Solutions service recognises that not every matter needs legal solutions and we have built up a network of experts to advise on specialist HR issues such as managing disciplinaries and grievances, assisting with collective consultation and devising appraisal systems along with vetting, health and safety, relocation, workplace mediation and business coaching. We act as an extension of our clients’ human resources or legal teams, providing immediate day-to-day advice and assistance on all strategic and operational HR related issues.
We have an active training division providing face to face and virtual training on all HR matters for HR professionals, legal teams, managers and Boards.
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Boyes Turner advises on a variety of employment matters, including court and tribunal advocacy, as well as day-to-day issues. The firm offers clients additional services such as an online employment law shop and workplace mediation programme. It represents well-known names from the technology, retail and automotive sectors, including large international companies as well as local businesses.
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Boyes Turner advised Zimmer Biomet Group on all employment aspects relating to its closure of a manufacturing plant, involving handling collective redundancies and industrial relations.
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Boyes Turner have demonstrated very high expertise across multiple relevant areas and complex matters.
The employment law team combine deep legal expertise with real-world understanding, offering tailored guidance that supports both compliance and business strategy.
The thing which absolutely sets Boyes Turner apart is the pragmatic advice. Their advice is always clear and concise, with an understanding of what the business is trying to achieve.
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Barry Stanton is a respected practitioner who excels at guiding his clients through discrimination, SAR and restructuring matters. He is additionally skilled in business immigration issues and in advising on whistle-blowing and restrictive covenant cases.
Helen Goss is highly respected for her extensive experience advising and managing exit plans for senior executives, redundancies and TUPE matters. She also handles discrimination and unfair dismissal claims, and has notable experience guiding clients through employment tribunal cases.
Helen is an excellent asset to the firm and I value her opinion greatly.
She has been transformational for our organisation in the simplicity and precision of her advice. I cannot recommend Helen highly enough.
She has great knowledge and is able to articulate it in full.
Andrew Whiteaker is a respected lawyer in the employment team at Boyes Turner with a noteworthy reputation for representing employer clients in the hospitality, retail and technology sectors. He acts for clients on both contentious and non-contentious matters, including the employment aspects of M&A transactions and unfair dismissal claims.
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Andrew Whiteaker
Head of Department
Emma O'Connor
Claire Taylor-Evans
Peter Olzewski
Katie Harris
Helen Goss
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