Department profile
Mills & Reeve LLP

Employment

UK Guide 2026 : North West


Mills & Reeve LLP

Rankings

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Employment - North West

Band 3

Band 3


What the Team is Known For

Mills & Reeve has strength in the education, health and commercial sectors, advising local employers on both UK-based and international employment matters. The firm has additional experience handling the employment aspects of complex corporate transactions. It regularly assists clients with employment disputes before tribunals in unfair dismissal, whistle-blowing and discrimination claims.

Work Highlights

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  • Mills & Reeve defended the North West NHS Foundation Trust in a race discrimination and race-related harassment claim brought by a BME agency interpreter.

Strengths

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  • They are always contactable and quick to respond. They go through everything thoroughly and ensure that we fully understand all aspects of cases. We have never had issues getting hold of who we need.

    Employment respondentUK
  • They have a great understanding of our business and they provide commercially good advice. They are very good at handling complex situations. It's a great team.

    Employment respondentUK
  • Mills & Reeve are accessible, friendly, transparent and proactive. They offer great service. They always grasp issues quickly and deliver proactive, commercial advice. They're prompt and responsive.

    Employment respondentUK
  • The team combines an excellent knowledge of the law with a straight-talking style and commercial focus. They are always responsive to queries and on top of the case.

    Employment respondentUK
  • Mills & Reeve have a track record of advising similar clients to us, so we're very confident of the currency, appropriateness and robustness of the advice they provide. They're very approachable.

    Employment respondentUK

Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 3Danielle Ingham
    Band 3Danielle Ingham

    Danielle Ingham

    Danielle Ingham advises on the full range of employment law, such as TUPE issues, collective redundancy and business reorganisations, including multi-jurisdictional projects. She also offers strength in unfair dismissal and whistle-blowing claims.

    • Her advice is pragmatic, commercial and accessible to lawyers and non-lawyers alike. She is my go-to person for any employment matter.

      Employment respondentUK
    • Danielle Ingham was fantastic. She was very knowledgeable and very good at communicating. She had great commercial awareness too.

      Employment respondentUK
    • Danielle has a great relationship with us. She is fully aware of our policies and procedures, and she can be contacted at any time.

      Employment respondentUK
    • Danielle Ingham is very approachable, very knowledgeable and very responsive.

      Employment respondentUK
    • We had an outstanding experience with Danielle. Her expertise, professionalism and dedication made a complex matter seamless and stress-free. She was incredibly responsive and detail-oriented.

      Employment respondentUK
  • Band 4Sara Barrett
    Band 4Sara Barrett

    Sara Barrett

    Sara Barrett advises on sensitive employee dismissals, grievance processes and discrimination claims. She also acts on senior-level exits and the employment aspects of corporate restructuring. She advises public sector clients and not-for-profit organisations.

    • She is always responsive and understands us well.

      Employment respondentUK
    • Sara Barrett is a fantastic asset to Mills & Reeve. She is excellent in her role.

      Employment respondentUK
    • Sara is an excellent lawyer. She is approachable and pragmatic, and she has excellent listening skills. She's super keen to get a solution that works for the client. Sara is mindful of budgets.

      Employment respondentUK

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