Led by Dr Sybille Steiner, who is based across London, Crawley and Southampton, Irwin Mitchell‘s Southern employment practice is regarded for advising clients of an ’international calibre’ across the spectrum of employment matters. The team boasts particular expertise in respondent tribunal litigation, exit and settlement agreements, and the education sector. Dr Steiner is described as an ‘outstanding partner’ and has considerable experience in the manufacturing and retail sectors, as well as being fully qualified to handle employment issues under both English and German law.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘The team are responsive.’

  • ‘Straight forward advice.’

  • ‘The practice handles high quality respondent work including the representation of foreign governments in employment tribunal proceedings. The practice therefore has clients of an international calibre. Their strength lies in providing a bespoke, expert and sophisticated service to such clients.’

  • ‘Dr Sybille Steiner is an outstanding partner. She has an international reputation as Chair of the Anglo-German Jurist Association. She combines high-quality legal analysis with practical and sympathetic client handling skills in complex tribunal litigation.’

Key clients

  • Gatwick Airport Limited
  • Sir George Monoux College
  • FeelCare Domiciliary Services Ltd
  • Oakwood School
  • Association of Colleges
  • Simon Hegele Logistics & Service Limited
  • Linde Material Handling (UK) Limited
  • WINT-WI Limited
  • Europa Worldwide Limited
  • The Isle of Wight College
  • HE Space Operations Limited

Work highlights

  • Acting as sole legal provider of employment law services to Gatwick Airport Limited, since 2021.
  • Continuing to provide employment law support to the Association of Colleges (AoC) since 2017.
  • Advising Europa Worldwide Limited on the full suite of employment law.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Dr Sybille Steiner