Operating a ‘very strong practice in employment law’, Moore Barlow provides a broad scope of services to an impressive roster of clients, including handling shareholder disputes, discrimination claims, M&A support and insolvency-related employment issues. The team is active in High Court litigation, particularly involving restrictive covenants and breach of fiduciary duties. The firm has brought and defended a number of Employment Tribunal claims on issues ranging from unfair dismissal to whistleblowing and discrimination. The practice is led by Katherine Maxwell, who splits her time between Richmond and Southampton. In Richmond, Naomi Greenwood and David Ludlow are regarded for their expertise in employment litigation; Greenwood focuses on advertising, media, financial services, while Ludlow advises charities, schools and private individuals.
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‘A very strong practice in employment law. They have efficient processes for onboarding new clients, dealing with payments and managing through each case.’
‘I worked primarily with Naomi Greenwood. Her expertise and advice were phenomenal from the initial phone call onwards. Her recommended course of action from the initial call was carried out and yielded an excellent result for me as the client.’
‘Competent and client focused.'
‘Clear, practical advice is always given on a timely basis. I've particularly enjoyed working with Cathal McCabe and David Ludlow.’
‘Their experience with employment law and their ability to get to a solution quickly. The team were very quick to meet with me initially and made provision for video calls instead of meeting in their office, which made it much easier on me as the client to fit in calls without having to take significant time off.’
‘David Ludlow stood out for both his empathy and his no-nonsense approach. I’m sure he’d heard a million stories like mine, but he was never dismissive or ‘bored’ by it all.'
‘We have been really impressed by some of the events Moore Barlow have put on. The mock tribunal day was fantastic, and we learned so much from it. To see how a tribunal could play out, using real barristers was fascinating and helped us deepen our understanding of potential pitfalls that could affect a tribunal outcome.'
'Naomi has been a wonderful support to me in my role as Head of HR, she makes herself easily available and adapts her approach to the outcome we are looking for. Thanks to Naomi, settlement resolution has been efficient and we have been very happy with outcomes.'
Key clients
- Sycurio Limited
- Nordsec UK
- Angle PLC
- BSC Education and BSC Young Learners
- Allotrope Energy Limited
- Churchill Retirement Plc
- Darwin & Wallace Limited
- Ecovis Wingrave Yeats Chartered Accountants
- Kallo Foods Limited
- Explore Learning Limited
- Linstol UK Limited
- Euronews Group
- Firefly Capital Limited
- Foreman Homes Group
- Gravity Media Group
- Hann Tucker Associates Limited
- Sayer Vincent Chartered Accountants
- Hozah Parking Limited
- Hythe Engineering Group
- Kartesia Investment Management
- Shelton Fleming Associates
- Menarini Stemline UK Limited
- Miltenyi Biotech Gmbh and Miltenyi Limited
- March Service Limited
- Workaround GmbH
- PK Group Limited
- Plum Products Limited
- MeteoGroup (now DTN Europe Limited)
- WCS International Limited
- SiSaf Limited
- Sir Richard Sutton Limited
- Solventis Limited
- SKS Business Services Ltd
- Trident Garages Limited
- Total Merchandise Limited
- Turfworks Limited/ Wetekam Group
- ViewSonic
- ETS Cable Components Ltd
- World Sailing (UK) Limited
- Cycle Link
- Xenor Ltd
Work highlights
- Represented Mimo Connect Limited in a case where, following two interim injunction applications, the Court of Appeal allowed its appeal against a first-instance judge’s refusal to order a speedy trial, facilitating the enforcement of shareholders’ restrictive covenants through a Tomlin Order with penal notice.
- Advising global Menarini Group on its expansion, including setting up a UK subsidiary and associated senior hires.
- Advised Angle PLC on general employment and commercial immigration matters.
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Katherine Maxwell