Ranking tables
Employment | UK
North East
Band 1
Womble Bond Dickinson UK LLP- Ward Hadaway LLP
Band 2
Weightmans- Collingwood Legal
- Eversheds Sutherland
- Muckle LLP
- Sintons
Band 3
- Hay & Kilner
- Mincoffs Solicitors LLP
- The Endeavour Partnership
Band 1
- Chris MaddockMuckle LLP
- Paul McGowanCollingwood Legal
- Paul ScopeWard Hadaway LLP
Band 2
Christopher Graham Weightmans- Hilary du Randt Womble Bond Dickinson UK LLP
- Jamie GambleWard Hadaway LLP
- Keith LandSintons
- Max WinthropSintons
- Nick SmithMincoffs Solicitors LLP
Band 3
- Guy Bredenkamp DAC Beachcroft LLP
- Lorraine Heard Womble Bond Dickinson UK LLP
Neil Guss Thompsons- Graham VialsWard Hadaway LLP
- Lisa KellyMuckle LLP
- Paul JohnstoneCollingwood Legal
- Sarah FurnessHay & Kilner
- Sarah HallHay & Kilner
- Stephen ElliottThe Endeavour Partnership
- Suzanne CaveneyEversheds Sutherland
- Theresa CarlingThe Endeavour Partnership
Up and Coming
- Amy SergisonMuckle LLP
Star Associates
- David WilliamsEversheds Sutherland
- Tom ShearsWard Hadaway LLP
Associates to watch
- Alan Kennedy Ward Hadaway LLP
- Ailsa HobsonSintons
- Catherine HopeSintons
- Charlotte McBrideCollingwood Legal
Band 1
1 Womble Bond Dickinson UK LLPEmployment2025 | Band 1 |Womble Bond Dickinson is a national firm with a notable employment offering in Newcastle. The firm focuses on both regional and national clients, within retail and manufacturing sectors, to name a few. The team advises clients on high-stakes employment litigation including discrimination claims and equal pay disputes. It also assists clients with large-scale TUPE transfers and restructurings.
Band 2
2 WeightmansEmployment2025 | Band 2 |Weightmans has a predominantly employer-focused practice that is able to advise clients on a broad range of matters. The team is commended for its expertise in contentious employment matters including restrictive covenant enforcement and claims relating to dismissals. It also advises clients on non-contentious matters including redundancy exercises and site closures. Lawyers at the firm are able to advise employers on TUPE transfers and the employment aspects of acquisitions.