England - South East • Employment
DMH Stallard LLP
Based in Gatwick and Guildford, DMH Stallard LLP has recently handled employee benefits work, redundancy issues, TUPE matters, and discrimination and dismissal claims for a range of organisations across the education, manufacturing and aviation industries; the ‘very competent and helpful’ team also offers business immigration assistance. Heading up the practice is Simon Bellm, who is well known for his role in acting for public sector, charity and sporting clients. Immigration practice head Adam Williams acts for household names including Cineworld Cinemas, defending clients in Employment Tribunal claims and offers expertise in cross-border employment work. Abigail Maino is a specialist in the property services sector, and Greg Burgess offers ’sound, practical and tailored’ advice, while Will Walsh is ‘friendly, professional and always responds in a timely manner’.
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‘A good understanding of key issues when approached. The team is able to be practical with advice, solutions, the risks and law but also understand we have a business to run, which gives clients security and confidence.’
‘A very competent and helpful team that I trust to support me in the best way. They are professional and credible.’
‘Nothing is ever too much trouble for the staff at DMH Stallard.’
‘Simon Bellm is my main point of contact. He recognises the challenges that we face. He always highlights the risks of any situation and then works closely with us to fully understand the nuisances of our industry and how we can mitigate the risks. Greg Burgess is my second point of contact if Simon is on holiday and the same applies to Greg. I have also worked with Adam Williams in terms of immigration. I am always very grateful for Adam's up-to-the-minute knowledge of the ever changing laws around Right to Work.’
‘DMH Stallard provide the services that we need and they understand our business and culture. We have worked with them for a number of years and have built up extremely good relationships. We trust their advisers and value them for their practical advice.’
‘Our lead contact, Greg Burgess, understands our organisation, our culture and our wider operating environment. He is always available for short calls as well as longer discussions on more complex matters. Greg's advice is always sound, practical and tailored to meet our culture. It feels as though he is a part of our team.’
‘The team provides excellent service for our complex requirements. They have experts across various fields to refer to and collaborate with, depending on the situation or query. We are confident that we receive the best advice within a timely manner. They are readily contactable, and we can use various methods to communicate depending on our need. We have been using DMH Stallard for a number of years because of their professionalism, knowledge, understanding and flexible approach.’
‘Our main contact is Will Walsh. He is friendly, professional and always responds in a timely manner. We trust his judgement and advice and have partnered with him for approx. 10 years. He takes the time to understand the complexities of our business which has been expanding over the past few years. He understands how we operate, the needs of the different business entities and nothing is too much trouble. Will always gives us a rounded view, spelling out the risks whilst balancing both viewpoints. We have recently had a few difficult situations, each one with different unique requirements, but Will has always remained our point of referral, giving sound advice and with trusted judgement.’
Key clients
- Dynex UK Limited
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- Cineworld Cinemas
Work highlights
- Acted for the UK subsidiary of Dynex Inc, a listed US business in the pharmaceuticals sector, with closing its UK operation and the redundancy process that followed which led to around 15 staff in the UK being made redundant.
- Advising The National Lottery Heritage Fund on threatened strike action by the PCS Union concerning numerous issues including advice on picketing, lawfulness of strike action by non-union members, the Union’s failure to comply with Northern Irish strike laws and payment obligations to striking employees.
- Regularly act for Cineworld Cinemas in defence of Employment Tribunal claims.
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Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Simon Bellm