England - Yorkshire And The Humber • Employment
Irwin Mitchell
Irwin Mitchell's Sheffield office is co-headed by Kelly Gibson, who acts for a number of major clients and provides employment support for the corporate team. Associate and co-head Sara Ellison has done a substantial amount of work in the charities sector, particularly in relation to HR and Employment Tribunal advice. Associate Holly Butterworth also assists in managing the practice, employing her previous experience as in-house HR for a range of businesses.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
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- 'Our key contact is always available, responds quickly, and in her absence has colleagues who take over the baton.'
- 'Responses are thorough, well worked out, and very helpful, and we can apply them instantly to whatever legal question we need to answer.'
- 'The personal approach means we genuinely feel our queries are dealt with and the advice is highly personalised rather than providing generic feedback, something which we feel is wonderful.'
- 'Kelly Gibson shows interest in what we do, gives professional and tailored advice, and she makes time to deal with our enquiries.'
Key clients
- Amino Communications plc
- Association of Colleges
- Begbies Traynor Plc
- Capita PLC
- Cash Converters
- Costa Coffee
- DAS
- ERS Medical
- Floorbrite Group
- Firesprite Gaming
- Headway Group
- Henry Boot PLC
- Maher Limited
- MJ Gleeson plc
- New College Durham
- Newson Health Limited
- North Huddersfield Trust School
- Overgate Hospice
- Premex Services Limited
- Pure Gym
- Westfield Health
Work highlights
- Advised a large number of Colleges on the impact of the Harpur Trust and Brazel holiday pay case for term-time workers.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Kelly Gibson, Sara Ellison