England - Yorkshire And The Humber • Employment
Walker Morris LLP
Walker Morris LLP is notable for both the range of sectors in which it advises clients and its comprehensive capabilities across those sectors. Andrew Rayment sits at the helm of the department and frequently advises on the employment elements of transactions, technology-related matters, and logistic mandates, as well as handling worker status in multiple industries. The team consists of a number of senior directors with wide-ranging expertise: Lucy Gordon boasts an established practice assisting international clients setting up in the UK; Charlotte Smith leads the sports work, acting for a number of major football clubs; Shabana Muneer heads up work relating to business immigration; and Lorna Hopps handles high-value transactional mandates.
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Testimonials
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- 'They offer a very good mix of making us know we are a valued client and also having a breadth of services on offer. It has been refreshing to work with the team who always look to be innovative in their approach and champion diversity across their team and the industry.'
- 'We absolutely adore working with Lucy Gordon. To sum it up simply, she gets us. She really understands what makes us tick as a business and has a great rapport with many of our employees. We really like the way Lucy applies the relevant employment law but with a very commercial interpretation alongside.'
- 'The employment team have a wide range of skills and experience in all areas of employment disputes and an enviable client base. The cases are always very thoroughly investigated at an early stage to keep costs in check. The team ensure that all paperwork is immaculately presented and user friendly.'
- 'We appreciate the firm for its diversity, quality of work, and speedy responses.'
- 'Charlotte Smith is high-quality and knowledgeable, providing advice that is well thought out, confident, and speedy.'
- 'It's the team's approach to dealing with complex employment-related issues that stands out: the relationship is very collaborative, the team adapt their style to the culture of the organisation they are advising, and in some ways we go through the highs and lows together. The more junior members of the team join our calls to get exposure to the conversations, which is a great way of building rapport and learning our business.'
- 'Charlotte Smith has a wealth of knowledge in complex employment law and has a unique ability to present the guidance so that it's easily understandable. Charlotte always asks what we are looking for as an outcome and presents us with options.'
- 'The team is very responsive, pragmatic, and outcome focused, and takes its time to understand our business and business challenges.'
Key clients
- Lucozade Ribena Suntory
- Burnley Football Club
- Hallmark Cards Plc
- Starbucks
- Chipotle Mexican Grill
- Menzies Distribution Group
- British Steel
- Hovis
- Watford Football Club
- Wavin
Work highlights
- Advising Hovis on diversity initiatives, recruitment, and disputes, including industrial action and union negotiation.
- Advising British Steel on a significant strike which affected their operations and the impact on the workforce following the proposed closure of a blast furnace.
- Advised Watford FC on the appointment of head coach, Slaven Bilić, successfully obtaining an FA governing body endorsement for him.
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Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Andrew Rayment