Employment
UK Guide 2025 : West Midlands
Band 3
About
Provided by Shakespeare Martineau
The team has a thriving general practice which works with clients in various sectors including logistics, manufacturing, insurance, food and drink, retail and transport.
We have broad insight into the issues that arise in these differing sectors, enabling us to tailor our advice accordingly and to help prevent issues from arising in the first place. Through our advisory services we know how to resolve contentious matters and how to defend employment tribunal claims most effectively if it comes to that.
Working closely with our education sector colleagues we are now the leading employment team in the UK in this thriving sector. The team continues to be entrusted with the most high profile and sensitive work, such as leading international collaborations between UK universities and partners overseas, large restructuring exercises and senior management departures.
Chambers Review
Shakespeare Martineau provides detailed advice to a wide range of clients on employment law, with regular work for corporate groups and educational institutions. Shakespeare Martineau assists universities and colleges with unfair dismissal claims, whistle-blowing cases and redundancies, as well as day-to-day issues. The firm also works with retail and food and drink clients as well as those in the third sector. In addition to Shakespeare Martineau's work for employers, the firm also represents individual senior employees.
David Browne is a key contact.
Work Highlights
- Shakespeare Martineau represented the Field Lane Foundation in a class action regarding the dismissal of employees who refused to be vaccinated in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, involving over 160 claimants.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"No matter how challenging the matter is, Shakespeare Martineau is able to provide insight and advice which is both pragmatic and straightforward in its implementation."
"Shakespeare Martineau responds promptly and all of its staff are engagingly helpful."
"Shakespeare Martineau is very clear, thorough and balanced in its approach and has experts in a number of areas to call upon."
"Every enquiry and need for support was effectively and efficiently dealt with."
"No matter how challenging the matter is, Shakespeare Martineau is able to provide insight and advice which is both pragmatic and straightforward in its implementation."
"Shakespeare Martineau responds promptly and all of its staff are engagingly helpful."
"Shakespeare Martineau is very clear, thorough and balanced in its approach and has experts in a number of areas to call upon."
"Every enquiry and need for support was effectively and efficiently dealt with."
Members
Provided by Shakespeare Martineau
David Browne
Emma Oliver
Esther Maxwell
Ewan Carr
Helen Molloy
Matt McDonald
Phil Pepper
Rhys Wyborn
Sandeep Leighs
Tom Long