Caroline Yarrow spearheads the practice at Broadfield Law UK LLP. Yarrow has increasingly been managing high volumes of Employment Tribunal claims. Yarrow is experienced at advising charities on a range of employment law issues, and often advises on serious incident reports when these reports have to be made to the Charity Commission. Nicholas Le Riche specialises in advising on redundancies and restructures, as well as TUPE transfers. Brian Gegg is another key contact, and often advises on-large scale business restructurings.
Testimonials
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‘BDB Pitmans has a very strong team with diverse skills. They are a pleasure to work with, always taking great care and attention over the advice they give to their clients and the preparation of cases for hearing. They are always responsive.’
‘Ian Wasserman gives practical and pragmatic advice to his clients and is well respected by them as a result. His attention to detail is second to none, and his judgment is excellent.'
'Caroline Yarrow is also excellent. She has excellent employment law knowledge and has a very personable approach with clients who appreciate her candour. She is a pleasure to work with.’
‘Excellent communication, client management, commercial in their thinking and creative problem solvers.’
‘Tim Hayes is an excellent communicator, he knows our business and is a creative problem solver.’
'Nicholas Le Riche- extremely knowledgeable, insightful, highly professional and supportive, he makes complex and challenging employment situations easier and more navigable both for myself and a small HR team.'
‘Caroline Yarrow- outstanding technically as a lawyer, but also very strong commercially and is able to understand the business and the legal challenge and contextualise into the business context.’
‘A personal tailored approach that always seemed to look holistically across the options. Approachable team who ensured that legal jargon did not cause issues for client discussions and approvals.'
Key clients
- SMURFIT KAPPA UK LIMITED
- JONES LANG LA SALLE (JLL)
- WELLCOME SANGER INSTITUTE
- ROYAL OPERA HOUSE, COVENT GARDEN
- SITA INC
- THE DOCTORS LABORATORY
- TONY’S CHOCOLONELY LTD
- COLLIERS INTERNATIONAL
- LONDON GENERAL TRANSPORT SERVICES (GO AHEAD LONDON BUSES)
- MAXIMUS UK SERVICES LIMITED
- INSPIRO LEARNING LIMITED
- GDS PUBLISHING LIMITED
Work highlights
- Advised Maximus UK Services Limited in relation to the TUPE and employment related aspects of its successful bid for part of the Central Government Functional Assessment Service.
- Acted and continue to act on behalf of Go-Ahead London in defending employment tribunal claims and in providing on-going employment advice to the Group.
- Acted for Smurfit Kappa UK Limited for more than 25 years and advise on all day-to-day employment and HR issues arising in the UK across all divisions.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Caroline Yarrow