Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP

Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP’s employment team, based in Newcastle, advises an array of clients across the North East and nationally on a range of contentious and non-contentious matters, including employer defences against equal pay, employment tribunal and discrimination claims, as well as large scale restructurings of clients’ business. Hilary Du Randt heads up the team, assisting both public and private sector clients on the full remit of instructions. Lorraine Heard is the go-to for equal pay tribunal claims, while managing associate Alan Kennedy is a name to note for large scale redundancies, reorganisations and senior executive disputes.