About

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The Employment team has grown significantly over the past couple of years. This brings the total number of employment partners for the wider UK team to 8. The Milton Keynes team is the only employment practice in Milton Keynes and the surrounding area with a City and international scope. This allows the team to attract a unique group of clients whilst offering a full range of advice - from the complex international projects and issues, to day-to-day employment law matters. The team is therefore able to offer the level of service that local, national and international clients expect.


The team has particular expertise and receives substantial work from the retail, transport, technology, media and telecommunications sectors. It acts for a range of high-profile clients, such as the Virgin Group, TUI, Wizz Air, Chanel, Royal Albert Hall, KKR, John Lewis Partnership, Royal Mail Group, Coty, Village Hotels, AON and Network Rail. The team has won several panel opportunities in the past 12 months including: Network Rail and HSBC.

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Employment - Thames Valley

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What the Team is Known For

Dentons' Thames Valley employment team is based in the firm's Milton Keynes office. The employer-focused practice works with large and sophisticated employers in sectors including retail, distribution, transport and banking. The team handles matters across the full spectrum of employment law, from TUPE and restructures to defending discrimination and unfair dismissal claims in employment tribunals.

Work Highlights

  • Dentons acted for TUI Airways in successfully defending the client against multiple claims relating to changes to PHI benefits which had been agreed with a recognised trade union through collective bargaining. The claim was valued in the millions.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Sarah Beeby
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Sarah Beeby
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Sarah Beeby is an esteemed employment law practitioner with recognised expertise advising clients on settlement negotiations. She routinely supports clients through employment tribunal litigation involving allegations of discrimination, unfair pay and unfair dismissal. She also manages whistle-blowing disputes as well as a range of HR-connected issues.

Sarah is an extremely impressive senior employment law partner as well as a commercially astute individual, my go-to for all my international labour law needs.

Sarah is a trusted adviser to our company.

Helena Rozman
Helena Rozman
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Helena Rozman has broad employment expertise and works with clients on everything from employment tribunal claims to general advisory matters. Although she works with both employees and employers, she stands out for her work with organisations in the transport sector.

She was impressive.

Verity Buckingham
Verity Buckingham
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Verity Buckingham has experience advising clients on cross-border restructuring matters and TUPE work. She acts for clients in a range of sectors, including sports and hospitality.

Verity is very knowledgeable, experienced, responsive and pleasant to deal with.

Verity provides pragmatic and practical advice and is well respected by the team.

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Sarah Beeby
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Sarah Beeby
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Helena Rozman
Helena Rozman
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Verity Buckingham
Verity Buckingham
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