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Chambers Review

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Employment - UK

3
Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Farrer & Co provides expert advice to employers from the financial, education and sports sectors. The firm is also renowned for its work for senior executives, notably advising on severance negotiations and restrictive covenant-related matters. It regularly advises both sets of clients on discrimination, whistle-blowing and dismissal-related claims. The team has a particularly strong practice for assisting organisations with the implementation of appropriate safeguarding policies. The firm's expertise extends to the employment implications of sensitive employment disputes and shareholder activism.

Strengths

The team has such strength in depth in terms of the number of highly capable employment lawyers at all levels who are on hand to assist during pinch-points in complex cases.

The team is always very responsive and able to meet deadlines when required.

The team were incredibly supportive, I felt like I had the best people working with me. They were diligent, strong in their responses and clearly the best in the business.

Notable practitioners

David Hunt is a partner at Farrer & Co who handles whistle-blowing, disciplinary and grievance matters for employers from a range of industries. He has a particular emphasis on the financial services and sports sectors. Hunt also has additional expertise in handling High Court litigation matters.

 

David is a go-to Lawyer in respect of complex and strategically important litigation with a vast array of clients.

 

David is absolutely brilliant. He's technically brilliant and one of the best lawyers I've worked with.

 

David has an innate ability to simplify and summarise complex legal matters in a way that you can fully understand the context and explain to colleagues.

Rachel Lewis advises employers from a wide range of areas including the cultural, professional services and financial sectors. She is experienced in discrimination claims and reorganisations.
 

I find her excellent.

 

If you have an employment issue then you want Rachel Lewis on your side.

 

She is excellent.

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