Employment
UK Guide 2025 : South West
Band 4
Email address
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(01242) 221122About
Provided by Charles Russell Speechlys
Employers from a wide variety of sectors, locally, nationally and internationally, rely on the team in Cheltenham for expert advice on all aspects of contentious and non-contentious employment law. Working closely with our clients’ in-house legal, management and human resources teams, our team:
· Represents clients in relation to all forms of employment litigation in the Employment Tribunals and High Court.
· Advises on drafting and enforcing confidentiality provisions and post termination restrictions.
· Provides guidance on handling disciplinary and grievance processes and in drafting and negotiating settlement agreements, including managing exit discussions with senior employees.
· Drafts comprehensive, up–to-date employment contracts and policies.
· Advises on the employment aspects of corporate transactions.
· Assists in managing redundancy exercises, restructurings and TUPE transfers.
· Advises on remuneration and incentive arrangements.
· Provides external seminars for managers and HR professionals on topical employment law issues and writes articles sharing its insights into the latest developments in employment law and best practice.
Sara Wilson heads the team supported by senior associate, Syma Spanjers and associates, Kelly Evans and Briony Richards. The team is also able to call upon the expertise of the firm’s specialists in tax, property, immigration and pension law, for example, where required.
Chambers Review
Charles Russell Speechlys focuses on advisory work for charities, not-for-profit clients and family businesses, among others. Its employment lawyers are able to draw on firm-wide expertise in private wealth matters to act on employment issues and shareholder disputes for family businesses and high net worth individuals. As part of an international firm, the team is able to provide employment law advice on multi-jurisdictional matters.
Work Highlights
- Charles Russell Speechlys advised Sotheby's in its employment matters, providing support to its HR teams for a number of years.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Charles Russell Speechlys is always very professional and clear in its communication which makes matters a lot easier to manoeuvre."
"Charles Russell Speechlys is brilliant from the start to end of each matter and I trust its advice implicitly."
"CRS is always willing to go the extra mile to work through even the most complex scenarios."
"Charles Russell Speechlys is always very professional and clear in its communication which makes matters a lot easier to manoeuvre."
"Charles Russell Speechlys is brilliant from the start to end of each matter and I trust its advice implicitly."
"CRS is always willing to go the extra mile to work through even the most complex scenarios."
Notable Practitioners
Sara Wilson is noted for her adept handling of both contentious and non-contentious employment matters such as commercial transactions, reorganisations and policy changes to disciplinary processes, as well as discrimination claims. She is based in the Cheltenham office of Charles Russell Speechlys.
"Sara is always on hand to give detailed advice and to clearly discuss the options we have, no matter how complex the case might be."
"Sara is great to work with to ensure that each scenario is handled carefully and correctly."