Sarah Armstrong > gunnercooke LLP > Manchester, England > Lawyer Profile

gunnercooke LLP
53 KING STREET
MANCHESTER
M2 4LQ
England

Work Department

Dispute Resolution & Employment

Position

Partner

Career

Sarah specialises in Commercial Dispute Resolution and Employment Law.  She is admitted to practice as a Solicitor in England and Wales and New South Wales, Australia.

Sarah has extensive commercial dispute resolution experience, including in relation to commercial contract disputes, shareholder disputes, partnership disputes and professional negligence claims.

Sarah has particular expertise in the nursery sector, dealing with issues arising out of acquisitions such as claims for breach of warranty and disputes regarding completion accounts.

She also advises recruitment businesses, dealing with fee disputes and the enforcement of restrictive covenants. She has an in-depth understanding of the regulatory framework in the recruitment sector, including the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Business Regulations.

In addition, Sarah provides practical and commercial advice and support to her employer clients in relation the full range of employment law issues, including contracts of employment, directors’ service agreements, policies and procedures, disciplinaries and grievances, restructuring and redundancies, business acquisitions, TUPE and executive terminations.  She also acts in contentious matters such as claims in the employment tribunals and in the courts.

Previous Law Firms

  • HRC Law, Manchester
  • Allens, Sydney
  • Herbert Smith, London

Lawyer Rankings

North West > Employment > Employment

Benefiting from its strong capabilities as a full-service corporate law firm, gunnercooke LLP is ‘very responsive and able to give practical advice in complex areas‘. It supports national and international companies, not-for-profit bodies, SMEs, and technology start-ups with a broad range of employment matters. The group includes Paul Ryman, who advises both companies and senior executives on contentious and non-contentious employment matters. The ‘extremely constructive, helpful, and solution focused‘ Rachel Spink is seasoned in the Employment Tribunal and gives commercial advice on the full range of employment issues, and Sarah Armstrong is an expert in the recruitment sector.