Constantine Law Limited is praised for its ‘high touch, ’can do’ service’. Founding partner John Hayes has particular strength in employment status matters. Lucy Bloom is another key member of the practice at the London office, who is experienced in the financial services wealth management market. Bloom also acts for law firms. Caroline Glacken is skilled at handling complex discrimination and whistleblowing cases.
Testimonials
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‘High touch "can do" service. Challenging and clear in their advice, engaged in our issues. They get the balance right between risk management, ethics, and commercialism.’
‘John Hayes is an excellent lawyer, with a particular strength in his ability to see through the fog and quickly identify the correct strategic path to be followed. Caroline Glacken is simply outstanding. She is all over the detail and issues and has very good judgment. ’
‘Eliza Nash and Lucy Bloom have recently moved to Constantine. They are both extremely dedicated to their clients, going over and above to get successful, commercial outcomes for them. Eliza and Lucy are both very warm and friendly individuals, which is (depressingly!) rare among such competent lawyers.’
‘Always available when needed with sensible and knowledgeable advice. I like that they are very clear in respect of options available, with risk clearly explained and a preferred solution - there is no fence-sitting.’
‘Constantine Law has a deep and wide employment team which has a very strong position in the market.’
‘They are excellent and hugely experienced at handling litigation in the High Court and employment tribunal, which means that their negotiating skills are backed up with the ability to take effective legal action if necessary.'
‘John Hayes, Founder and principal - highly experienced, good judgment and determined to get the best result for the client. Caroline Glacken is very astute and with an excellent eye for the kind of details that can win a case.’
‘Both John Hayes and Caroline Glacken are a pleasure to work with. They are professional and go out of their way to understand issues and find solutions. They are experts in the employment law arena, which gives me full confidence in their abilities. Always approachable and responsive.’
Key clients
- The MCG Group Holdings Limited
- Coyle Personnel Limited
- Fidera Management Limited
- Restore Group Plc
- I HS Africa (UK) Limited
- Takepayments Limited
- Simply Education Limited
- Storm Global Limited
- Disruptive Foods Limited
- First Option Healthcare Limited
Work highlights
- Acts for a number of the UK’s largest employment agency (labour supply) businesses.
- Acting for the employer initially in defending (successfully) an interim relief whistleblowing case in the Employment Tribunal.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
John Hayes