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Winckworth Sherwood LLP

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Winckworth Sherwood LLP‘s employer-side practice continues to grow, with the firm acting for clients ranging from large corporates to charities. The team is particularly recommended for its whistleblowing investigations work. The practice is headed by Jo Keddie, recommended for strategic employment and corporate governance advice to boards of financial services and real estate companies. Also key are TUPE specialist Andrea London and experienced litigators Blair Adams and Susan Kelly, with the latter having niche expertise in employment claims within the Church. Chris Garrett - noted for his capabilities in employment transactional work - is also recommended.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘The highest standard of work, both written and verbal, exceptional knowledge and they are completely aligned as a team and communicate internally and with clients very well.’

  • ‘The speed and response, legal knowledge and practical advice. They are also exceptionally nice people too wiih very strong ethics.’

  • ‘The first has a deep knowledge of our sector. The employment team is particularly strong and offers a very strong end to end service where fee earners at all levels go the distance to ensure great communication and consideration of problems from all angles. Also a very friendly team.’

  • ‘Sue Kelly is outstanding. Sue works exceptionally hard to master the details of each case and is equally at home with complex litigation and non-contentious matters. Shows real commitment to clients, is very friendly, but also takes a very pragmatic and "real world" approach.’

  • ‘The team frequently handles sensitive and complex employment litigation for employers across a wide variety of industries: the Church, schools, higher education and city claims. They provide a bespoke approach to each problem, fielding a team of expert partners and extremely competent associates.’

  • ‘Susan Kelly is absolutely brilliant. She stands out because she has a tremendous legal knowledge combined with sound judgment and a great client manner.’

  • ‘Highly responsive, focused advice given in plain English.'

  • 'Chris Garrett's expert knowledge of GDPR and data was also otherworldly and ensured we had all bases of my case covered, at all times.'

Key clients

  • BNP Paribas Real Estate
  • Mountview Estates P.L.C.
  • The Financial Conduct Authority
  • Reliance Bank
  • R Raphael & Sons plc
  • Vistra Group
  • AEG Europe
  • Edwards Limited
  • Brunswick Group Limited
  • Welbeck Health

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Jo Keddie

Other key lawyers

Andrea London, Blair Adams, Susan Kelly, Chris Garrett