England - South West • Employment
Harrison Clark Rickerbys
The practice at Harrison Clark Rickerbys spans the entire spectrum of contentious and non-contentious employment law matters. The team regularly advises SMEs, international businesses and household names. Its expertise lies in providing clients with corporate support, handling trade union disputes and dealing with complex cases before the employment tribunal. The team is led by Rachel Roberts, who has expertise in complex tribunal litigation, TUPE issues, and employment-related M&A. Legal director Rowena Kay is noted for her experience in handling matters at the intersection of corporate and employment law. Catherine Mitchell, who joined the firm in November 2022 as a result of the acquisition of Mitchell Law, completes the roster of recommended practitioners.
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‘In my experience, the team provides exactly what a client requires in terms of expertise, breadth, pragmatism, speed of action and results.’
‘Our key contact is Catherine Mitchell who quite simply exemplifies every quality a client could want in their legal representation.’
'Catherine Mitchell is brilliant, engaging, customer-focussed, goal-oriented and looks to achieve practical solutions.'
Key clients
- Mitsubishi
- Workshop Group Limited (trading as Hub8)
- Ruroc Limited
- Pertemps Recruitment
- Direct Wines Limited, trading as Laithwaites, Averys & Sunday Times Wine Club
- SPTS Technologies Limited
- Severn Waste
- Weston College
- South Gloucestershire & Stroud College
- Safran UK limited
Work highlights
- Advising Pertemps, a UK-based provider of permanent, contract and temporary staffing solutions, on an array of employment law matters.
- Advised Hub8 on the employment aspects of a recent sale of a majority stake in the company to Plexal.
- Advising Direct Wines and its global subsidiaries on the full range of employment law and HR issues on an ongoing basis.
Lawyers
Rising stars
Next Generation Partners
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Rachel Roberts