Employment
UK Guide 2025 : West Midlands
Band 4
Email address
[email protected]Contact number
0870 1500 100About
Provided by Irwin Mitchell
We continue to be a growing and dynamic team. We focus relentlessly on providing our clients with the highest quality advice and service; in 2022 we were awarded Personnel Today’s Employment Law Firm of the Year Award in recognition of our technical expertise and innovative approach.
We operate across a wide range of sectors, with new and longstanding client relationships in Retail; Financial Services; Education; Manufacturing; Charitable and Not for profit; Private client/ individuals; Healthcare.
We are immensely proud to be considered trusted advisors by our clients.
We have developed a “centre of excellence” for complex and volume Tribunal litigation and as a consequence, we are instructed by large corporates and household names.
Our Birmingham team operates as the Centre of Excellence for employment law services for Education.
Chambers Review
Irwin Mitchell has a well-established team of highly experienced employment practitioners. The team has in-depth expertise in a range of issues including employment tribunals, TUPE. whistle-blowing, redundancy advice and discrimination matters, as well as unfair dismissal claims. It is also able to provide strategic advice on employment matters arising from sales and acquisitions. The team is called upon by clients from a range of sectors including education and healthcare.
Work Highlights
- Irwin Mitchell defended Al Rayan Bank from whistle-blowing detriment and discrimination claims pursued by its former CFO.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Irwin Mitchell has an excellent team at a range of levels."
"Irwin Mitchell has an excellent team at a range of levels."
Notable Practitioners
Elaine Huttley is Irwin Mitchell's national head of employment. She represents clients in contentious matters, as well as assisting with investigations and mergers and acquisitions.
"Elaine is a unique partner who leads the employment function, but who continues to provide exceptional counsel on complex employment advice."