Stevens & Bolton LLP, Employment | Chambers UK Profile

About

Provided by Stevens & Bolton LLP

We advise on all aspects of employment law and provide the full range of non-contentious and contentious employment services for employers.

We also offer advice on immigration matters and in relation to pensions.

Our expertise includes:

General employment advice, including advising on disciplinary investigations, discrimination, harassment and bullying, grievances, PTO/holiday pay and family friendly issues
Drafting employment documentation including contracts, handbooks, bonus plans and commission plans
Exit strategies, settlement agreements and severance negotiations
Employment tribunal litigation and High Court injunctions
TUPE (employee transfers on business sales and outsourcing)
Employment issues arising from corporate acquisitions and disposals
Advice on furloughing, unfurloughing, flexible furloughing, redundancies and return to work issues
Automatic enrolment and other pensions issues
Advising on immigration applications under various business routes, including sponsorship, and advising employers on their sponsorship obligations

Chambers Review

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Employment - The South

Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Stevens & Bolton is a market-leading firm with noteworthy experience in general advisory work, TUPE and restrictive matters for corporations and senior executives. The firm also offers expertise in employment-related immigration issues. The team regularly represents clients from a diverse range of sectors, including IT and technology companies, media enterprises, and food and drink producers. It has expertise in employee privacy issues, including GDPR and employers' obligations regarding data protection law.

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Strengths

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We choose them for their expertise.

Employment respondent
UK

The Stevens & Bolton team provided amazing assistance with our complex terminations and immigration cases.

Employment respondent
UK

They take the time to fully understand their clients business, are down to earth, straight-speaking and supportive, offering advice to both inform and guide.

Employment respondent
UK

The advice was focused on achieving the best commercial outcome for our business.

Employment respondent
UK

They are very practical and understand the business landscape in which we operate.

Employment respondent
UK

We choose them for their expertise.

Employment respondent
UK

The Stevens & Bolton team provided amazing assistance with our complex terminations and immigration cases.

Employment respondent
UK

They take the time to fully understand their clients business, are down to earth, straight-speaking and supportive, offering advice to both inform and guide.

Employment respondent
UK

The advice was focused on achieving the best commercial outcome for our business.

Employment respondent
UK

They are very practical and understand the business landscape in which we operate.

Employment respondent
UK

Notable Practitioners

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Hannah Ford

Band 2

Hannah Ford advises across a full spectrum of employment law issues, and is especially highlighted for her skills in defending clients in employment tribunal claims and advising on senior exits.

Hannah is fantastic and full of energy.

She has a good degree of expertise and thinks around corners.

Hannah is a pleasure to work with and explains things very thoroughly.

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Andy Williams

Band 3

Andy Williams advises clients on matters across the spectrum of employment law including senior departures and TUPE transfers as well as employment tribunal and High Court litigation.

Andy is able to provide clear guidance in a practical way.

Andy provides clear, commercially minded and legally astute advice quickly and cost-effectively.

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Kerry Garcia

Head of Employment

Band 3

Kerry Garcia is head of Stevens & Bolton's employment, immigration and pensions practice. She specialises in TUPE matters and immigration, as well as outsourcing agreements and discrimination claims.

Kerry provides exceptional advice to us, always advises pragmatically and is commercially aware.

Kerry is responsive with in-depth subject knowledge.

Kerry is super-knowledgeable, clear in her communication style, commercially aware and responsive.

Kerry is calm in her approach and takes the time to understand the matter before providing sound advice.

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Lloyd Davey

Band 3

Lloyd Davey is experienced in providing advice to clients in the IT and technology sectors. He works with these clients on redundancy, TUPE and HR issues, often within the context of mergers and structural changes.

Lloyd has a very good understanding of how our business works, and will give a variety of solutions versus risks wherever possible.

His professionalism and depth of knowledge give me confidence that I am receiving clear and insightful guidance.

He is very professional but also friendly, and makes you feel very well supported.

Lloyd is the best employment lawyer I have worked with.

Lloyd is an outstanding lawyer as well as a great client sherpa.

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