Beverley Sunderland
Crossland Employment SolicitorsBeverley Sunderland leads the Crossland Employment Solicitors employment practice, with strengths in obtaining injunctions on behalf of employers and handling high level investigations. The team, which is recommended for its ‘proactive’ nature and their ability to ’make employment law easy to understand and navigate’, is entrusted by start-ups, multinationals, charities and NGOs, among other clients, for assistance with a varied range of mandates.
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‘My primary contact is Owen Dear, who is a constant source of expertise and support for me.’
‘Owen Dear is a fantastic Partner at Crossland - he's empathetic, understands businesses and their challenges, as well as being an employment law expert.’
‘They make employment law easy to understand and navigate and are very practical in their advice. They are proactive when it comes to legislative updates and run regular webinars giving advice.'
‘Barry Ross provides very practical advice in non-jargon language. He is good at providing options and advising how to manage and mitigate any risk with options.'
'Maria Hoeritzauer is approachable, concise, knowledgeable and speaks as if she is a member of our client's company with the aim of supporting the right solution.’
‘The main strength to Crosslands is that they put their clients first.'
‘Maria Hoeritzauer has been a delight to work with. I have the utmost confidence in anything she suggests, as she truly cares about the organisations she works with. She often asks about previous discussions to make sure we are happy.’
‘Beverley Sunderland and Maria Hoeritzauer have provided excellent legal advice on a number of employment issues. The company does a great job in regular communication of HR legal issues and case resolutions which are useful input to our business.’
Key clients
- Association of Optometrists
- The Connor Consultancy
- De La Rue plc
- Institute of Practitioners in Advertising
- M&C Saatchi
- Yell
Work highlights
- Obtained High Court injunction against former employee of a client specialising in online directories and marketing tools.
- Advising a client on an age discrimination claim, which was struck out at preliminary hearing stage.
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