‘The team are professional and credible. I appreciate how they understand other firms practises to help in negotiations and are always able to respond promptly. I always feel a sense of pride when sharing our legal teams details as I think they are a calling card for efficiency, clout and expertise.’

‘Matthew Newnham is an iron gavel in velvet robes.’

‘Lucy Churchill exudes old school charm, whilst whacking the opposition with a hockey stick.’

‘I highly recommend Cambridge Employment Law LLP to anyone seeking thoughtful and effective employment law guidance. They have consistently provided us with comprehensive legal advice on a wide range of employment law issues. Their deep understanding has helped us navigate complex legal challenges with confidence.’

‘It is always a pleasure to work with Eleanor Freeman. No matter how challenging the situation, she provides practical advice with a balanced perspective. She is genuinely passionate, caring, and professional, making complex employment matters much easier to navigate. Eleanor takes time to understand our business need and her advice gives us a broader perspective and alternatives that we may not have otherwise considered. Eleanor is like an extended member of the team – as a stand-alone HR in a growing business, she provides valued support and her forward-thinking approach ensures that we are always prepared for any challenges that may arise.’

‘Cambridge Employment Law focuses on providing creative solutions for their customers. Listening to their customers and being realistic about possible outcomes, Cambridge Employment Law provide high level service at all times at an extremely affordable cost.’

‘Fantastic team, highly capable. Excellent client service. Practical and very responsive. Innovative use of tech. Great reporting and billing metrics, really good client care. Highly collaborative.’

‘Elizabeth Graves is a stand out – highly responsive and calm in the face of chaos!’

‘Sam Rayner is pragmatic and commercially astute, highly capable and a pleasure to work with.’

‘The company has a team that is well represented across all sectors. Regardless of any business issue being experienced we know that Greenwoods can put us in touch with an expert to guide us along. The key stakeholders in the business have taken care to get to know its customer and how its customers businesses operate, which make sit much easier when they offer the tailor made support and guidance that works seamlessly with the organisations they support.’

‘All employees that we have engaged with have been very professional in their approach, but balancing that with a very welcoming friendliness. John Macaulay and Stephanie Willcox work tirelessly to help with any situation we present them with, even when faced with opposing challenges, they are very calm in explaining their recommendations with clarity. Always a pleasure to go to for assistance, nothing is ever too much trouble.’

‘Greenwoods work hard at developing relationships with the clients and give added value through their offering of excellent learning and networking events.’

‘They provide us with a balanced view to allow us to make decisions. They are also very responsive when things are urgent.’

‘David Mills is my primary contact and I have worked with him for a very long time so he is very aware of what knowledge I have and where I need some additional support. He is very responsive, direct, excellent knowledge and doesn’t waste time telling me things I already know. His advice is always very balanced, very commercially focussed and very clear.’

‘Mill & Reeve are able to offer a breadth of expertise and take time to get to know their customers in order to provide appropriate advice.’

‘Very responsive, practical, conscious of billing. they are good partners to my business.’

‘I have worked with Ashtons for the past 2 years and have always found them responsive to queries. They have a strong understanding of our company culture and the wider industry we operate in, along with some of the challenges that can present.’

‘We are able to look at situations from many angles and discuss the potential implications of taking certain actions. As a stand alone HR, I appreciate this approach so I can explore fully, how best to move forward.’

‘The team offer a highly personal experience. They are able to translate the complex nature of employment law in a down to earth way combining professional skills with excellent tactical advice. Keeping the client informed about the progress on a matter at all times. Keeping me informed on costs all the way through the work and agreeing a payment plan.’

‘Selene Holden has an outstanding knowledge in her field and is able to provide sensible advice weighing up risk/return on the matter in hand. When needed Selene back up the advice with a robust approach to negotiating an outcome that we hoped to achieve All the advice is carried out in a professional but personal approach to reduce the stress that comes with the work.’

‘Selene Holden handled my unfair dismissal and discrimination case. Ultimately, her assessment that the case was valid and worth pursuing was correct. This was despite downbeat assessments by two barristers. She was extremely busy so work was typically done to deadlines, but she was good about helping me stay informed and manage my anxiety. She always seemed very smart, proactive and aggressive, making sure we didn’t miss a trick. We ended up with a settlement in line with the initial best case estimate.’

‘The service provided was excellent both technically and in terms of empathy with our needs as a client in difficult and sensitive circumstances. The employment team were very collaborative with the charity team so we felt that all aspects of our needs were addressed in a joined up way . There was an instinctive understanding that the implications for us went beyond just settling a claim , and thought was given to reputation risk. As a charity it is important to know there is a one top shop for a joined up service.’

‘Elizabeth Swinburn has excellent legal knowledge, took time to understand our needs and objectives, knowledge of red flags for charities clients , responsive and good at managing expectations, reliable and a total pleasure to deal with.’

‘The focus on commercially based solutions taking into account the requirements of the business and the risk associated with the case.’

‘Closely aligning solutions with the desired outcome weighing up all of the risk/cost and cultural factors that are associated with the case. Jonathan Mumby is a stand out contact that we use who is very responsive and keeps you informed and updated throughout the management of a case. Jonathan is knowledgeable and manages to explain the complexities in a very relatable way.’

‘Always willing to go the extra mile in business development opportunities.’

‘Extremely responsive and pragmatic.’

‘I found the team’s responsiveness, the ability to take the complex and make it simple and overall market knowledge made them the perfect advisor.’

‘Charissa Upton is a standout. Her attention to detail combined with her market knowledge and commerciality make for the perfect mixture.’

‘The team are responsive, knowledgeable, inspire confidence in decisions on complex cases, nice people to work with and pragmatic.’

‘This practice is constantly ahead of developments and regularly shares updates via email, webinars or get togethers, which are very useful and informative.’

‘Our main contact within Prettys is Vanessa Bell with whom we have an excellent relationship built on trust and a thorough understanding of our business. Will always go that extra mile to help us in our hour of need.’

‘Prettys are a professional trusted partner to work with giving good old-fashioned customer service.’

‘We required assistance with a specific employment law matter. The advice received was extremely helpful, enabling us to come to a good outcome.’

‘Kelly Sayers was highly capable, informative, empathetic and outcomes orientated. ’

‘Excellent, personal and responsive’.

‘The speed of response and personal understanding of our employees structure, has helped us rectify staff concerns very swiftly.’

‘Nick Sayer, who is our main liaison at Woodfines, understands our working environment and the different roles within it. He is always available and swift to reply.’

‘Nick Sayer always provides an exceptional service to us, in terms of responsiveness and knowledge and skill. We have built a great working relationship with Nick over the years.’