England - Yorkshire And The Humber • Employment
Freeths LLP
Freeths LLP's 'modern practice' covers the full range of employment work, advising and providing HR support to a number of major national clients across the engineering, food and drink, sport, travel, healthcare, and technology sectors. The team has an established track record defending Employment Tribunal claims and in redundancy exercises, with the newly promoted Tom Draper conducting his own advocacy and working with a number of large public and private sector organisations. Senior Associate Toby Pochron has a specialist interest in data protection and trade union work.
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Testimonials
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‘The lawyers are down-to-earth and understand that the practicalities of running a business mean you need them to give you pragmatic advice and they have done this very well for us, both in relation to general questions and detailed legal issues over a number of years.’
‘Tom Draper continually gives solid advice on a range of complex employment matters.’
‘The Freeths Sheffield employment team are pragmatic, commercially aware, astute and informed. They have taken the time to understand the intricacies of our organisation to deliver an informed perspective on issues, acting as a true business partner. Knowing our business and what is important to us allows the Freeths team to pre-empt issues proactively, allowing us to address them at the root cause.'
‘Tom Draper continues to build an outstanding employment team in Sheffield. The bench strength of the team from partner down is exceptional and evident in the development and progression from trainees through to senior positions, a responsibility for which Tom Draper takes personal ownership.'
‘Freeths is a modern practice. Communication is simple and understandable, and they are down-to-earth, extremely helpful and make me feel confident.’
'Toby Pochoran is great to work with and he uses language that helps me understand complex legislation. He never sits on the fence, he always tells me what my options and the risks are and supports me through them. I always feel confident with what I am doing after I have taken advice and support from Toby.'
‘The employment law team at Freeths are knowledgeable, responsive and work in partnership with our internal people and legal teams. They work flexibly according to our specific needs on an issue, positioning their engagement on a case-by-case basis. They are friendly, professional and our go-to employment advisers.’
‘We work with Toby Pochron, who exemplifies everything we see in Freeths. He offers professional and practical advice that is always specific to our business requirements. He works in close partnership with our teams as a truly trusted adviser.’
Key clients
- NG Bailey Group
- Sheffield Wednesday Football Club Limited
- Queenscourt Limited
- ASK4 Group
- NTT Data UK Limited
- AESSEAL plc
- Ant Marketing Limited
- Northern Taxis Limited
- Progressive Care Limited
- Abbey Care & Nursing
- Cathelco Limited
- In-Part Publishing Limited
- Abbotsbury Contractors Limited
- Nimble Delivery Limited
- Elevation Recruitment Limited
- Tessian Limited
- Boynton Bros. & Hallam (Ranskill) Limited
- InfoTrack limited
- St Luke's Hospice
- Tutora Limited
- Litigationware Limited
- Blossom View Respite Unit Limited
- Ivy Cottage Limited
Work highlights
- Advised Boynton Bros. Hallam (Ranskill) Limited on urgent employment matters when its tyre recycling business was forced to close after a catastrophic fire.
- Defended GDMA Care Group in an Employment Tribunal claim for breach of contract.
- Assisted Northern Taxis on reforming their internal HR governance.
Lawyers
Next Generation Partners
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Tom Draper