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This team is the largest specialist employment team in the region. In recent years we won Yorkshire Employment Team of the Year twice, and recognised as a leading employment team in the region. Our offering and experience is unrivalled:
• At the forefront of advising significant employers on issues relating to Covid-19 including advice to the NHS on all Covid employment issues, advising a globally recognised brand on furlough, store closures and safely returning staff to work which was highly reported in the press
• Appointed to the panel for easyJet and Sainsbury’s for employment advice
• Advising Royal Mail on the leading Agency Worker Regulations litigation (the Kocur cases) – the key Agency Worker Regulations case law in the UK
• Leading lawyers to independent health providers and the NHS
• A dedicated Employment Practices Liability ("EPL") insurance team (led nationally by Louise Bloomfield) acting for most household name insurers including Zurich, Chubb, Axa XL and Aviva
What are known for
Contentious and non-contentious employment law, including executive disputes, contracts, policies & severance terms, disciplinary & discrimination issues, industrial action, and conducts complex and multi-day litigation in the Employment Tribunal and the Employment Appeal Tribunal.
Senior exits and complex litigation.
Advising corporates on all aspects of employment law, including TUPE, restructuring, industrial relations and restrictive covenants.
Advice in relation to complex NHS matters.
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DAC Beachcroft advised Sainsbury’s on its equal pay litigation.
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I am always satisfied with the practical advice, and the depth and breadth of their team is strong.
The team has excellent partners who are highly responsive and provide exceptional service and value to the organisation.
A very positive aspect of the service provided by the team is the breadth of experience and knowledge across the team, enabling access to specialist advice depending upon the scenario.
I am always satisfied with the practical advice, and the depth and breadth of their team is strong.
The team has excellent partners who are highly responsive and provide exceptional service and value to the organisation.
A very positive aspect of the service provided by the team is the breadth of experience and knowledge across the team, enabling access to specialist advice depending upon the scenario.
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Louise Bloomfield is a well-regarded practitioner who heads the Leeds-based employment practice at DAC Beachcroft. She has considerable expertise in handling sensitive and complex discrimination, whistle-blowing and unfair dismissal claims, as well as advising on industrial relations issues.
Louise is outstanding.
Louise is solid, always reliable and able to deliver to tight deadlines.
Suki Attwal advises employers in the private and public sectors on a range of employment matters. She has particular expertise in equal pay litigation.
She is understandably in demand.
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BT plc
Care UK
DHL
Dixons Carphone
HSS Hire
Royal Mail
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Unilever
Zurich Insurance
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Charities / Not for Profit
Commercial & Professional Services
Education
Financial Services
Government
Health Care
Insurance
Retail
Telecommunications
Transportation