Clients active in retail, financial services, energy, and the public sphere regularly turn to Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP for its full-service employment offering. The firm’s Bristol group collaborates closely with the firm’s other South West and national offices to advise on strategic matters as well as high-profile litigation, including tribunal cases pertaining to discrimination and unfair dismissal. Jo Martin and Tim Woodward jointly lead the team; both are well-versed across the full gamut of employment law and both have experience providing support on corporate transactions. Plymouth-based Emma Doble is a highly active member of the practice also.

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Key clients

  • Local Authority Building Control
  • Perseus
  • AIG
  • TSB
  • The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC)
  • Plymouth Community Homes
  • Devon Partnership NHS Trust
  • Security Industry Authority
  • Trade Remedies Authority
  • National Gas

Work highlights

  • Provided strategic employment advice to Perseus Group, headquartered in the US and operational in the UK.
  • Part of the three-firm panel providing employment advice and litigation support for insured businesses under AIG's PrivateEdge Policy.
  • Reappointed to provide health & safety advice to the IOPC.

Lawyers

Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Jo Martin, Tim Woodward

Other key lawyers

Lee Davis, Emma Doble