England - South East • Employment
Moore Barlow
Counting SMEs, NFPOs, and publicly-listed companies amongst its client base, the ‘commercially savvy’ team at Moore Barlow has vast expertise in handling High Court and employment tribunal claims, as well as restructurings and redundancies. The ’phenomenal’ Katherine Maxwell leads the group, operating out of both Southampton and Richmond, and specialising on TUPE transfers and post-termination restrictive covenants. Emma Edis regularly deals with the employment aspects of M&A and reorganisations. Associate Stephanie Clarke left the firm in November 2022, moving in-house.
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Testimonials
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'Commercially savvy, timely responses and supportive navigating complex matters.'
‘Over the years, the team has ensured that they understand our business and our aspirations for the future, this means they can think ahead to support our needs.'
'Katherine Maxwell has worked closely with me, she understands my capabilities and therefore is able to tailor her advice to my weaknesses to ensure that the advice I receive is targeted and that I understand any risks when working on projects. We have built up a strong working relationship that gives me the confidence to rely on her advice.’
‘Katherine Maxwell - phenomenal with her commercial advice, understands the needs of the business, and provides solutions accordingly.’
‘A personable and at the same time (totally) professional service is provided by Moore Barlow and is one of its key strengths as a business. The team are always available to provide counsel and advice when requested and their turnaround times in completing instructed work is excellent.’
‘Excellent communicators - Katherine Maxwell at Moore Barlow is great at disseminating and explaining complex employment scenarios in a way that is easy to both digest and understand. This has helped our business in being able to take important decisions on various matters.’
‘This team at Moore Barlow have got the fundamentals of excellent client service right. Clear about what they will do, when they will do it and how much it will cost. They then do it on time and in a very user friendly fashion and send a bill for the amount that was agreed.'
‘Katherine Maxwell was incredibly responsive, empathetic and understanding of the situation. She has a strong approach to client advocacy and is someone I would trust for future legal affairs.’
Key clients
- BD Network Limited
- Bytes Software Services Limited
- Casper & Cole
- Churchill Retirement Plc
- Cowdray Estate
- Darwin & Wallace Plc
- Drake & Morgan Limited
- EQ Investors Holdings Ltd
- Explore Learning Limited
- Firefly Capital Limited
- Gill Instruments Limited
- Gravity Media
- Hann Tucker Associates Limited
- Holland & Holland Limited
- Hythe Marine Services Limited
- Integrity Communications UK Limited
- Jaltek Systems Limited
- Moorfields Eye Hospital
- Pitch Software GmbH
- Raithwaite Trading Company Limited
- Sir Richard Sutton Limited
- SKS Business Services Ltd
- Southern Communications Limited
- Symetrica Limited
- Total Merchandise Limited
- Transparity Solutions Limited
- World Sailing (UK) Limited
Work highlights
- Advising Southern Communications Group on numerous employment law issues, including corporate acquisitions and immigration issues.
- Advising fast-growing global software technology business Cognism on ad hoc employment law matters and providing strategic support on the HR aspects of its growth.
- Advised Darwin and Wallace on the employment law aspects of their expansion of bars and restaurants in the West London area.
Lawyers
Leading individuals
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Katherine Maxwell