At JMW, the employment law team has been recognised for its service by a variety of leading authorities in the legal sector.
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JMW Solicitors has a reputable employment practice with a strong sector focus on hospitality. The firm defends clients in proceedings before the Employment Tribunal, including unfair dismissal, discrimination and harassment claims. The team is also experienced in handling exit discussions and negotiations. The firm has a strong presence in the North West, with offices in Manchester and Liverpool.
JMW Solicitors LLP has ‘a wealth of knowledge' spanning across a broad range of employment matters, with sector-specific expertise in recruitment and hospitality. The firm also has complimentary expertise in business immigration and pensions, and is therefore able to provide a comprehensive employment law service to clients. The ’level-headed and practical' chair of the group Paul Chamberlain (Manchester) is an expert in the recruitment industry, as is Simon Bloch, who is ‘always willing to go the extra mile' and has extensive experience advising recruitment businesses on restrictive covenant disputes and issues arising from the use of social media. Another recommended lawyer is Marcus Difelice, who is a seasoned defender of claims in the Employment Tribunal.
What the Team is Known For: JMW Solicitors has a reputable employment practice with a strong sector focus on hospitality. The firm defends clients in proceedings before the Employment Tribunal, including unfair dismissal, discrimination and harassment claims. The team is also experienced in handling exit discussions and negotiations. The firm has a strong presence in the North West, with offices in Manchester and Liverpool.
Boasting an impressive twelve months of both senior and junior hires, JMW Solicitors LLP has a strong bench of practitioners to advise on a wide range of employment matters, with particular specialism in the recruitment and hospitality sectors. Alongside a growing volume of litigation work, particularly whistleblowing claims, the group has an impressive track record in matters pertaining to regulatory compliance, business restructurings and reorganisations, and pensions. Team head Paul Chamberlain has an astute understanding of worker’s rights and regulations, guiding companies through pay and holiday requirements and labour abuses, while Simon Bloch‘s knowledge of the recruitment sector is nationally recognised, and he regularly advising on Agency Worker’s Regulations and restrictive covenant disputes. Marcus Difeliceis chiefly noted for his impressive Employment Tribunal work. In 2022, partner Julian Richards joined the the practice from Shoosmiths LLP.
JMW Solicitors LLP advises on large-scale redundancies and reorganisations, TUPE, restrictive covenants, and high-value discrimination claims. Practice head Paul Chamberlain is a key contact regarding regulatory compliance, while Simon Bloch is also experienced advising clients in recruitment compliance, as well as in restrictive covenant disputes and employment issues involving the use of social media. The team brought on newly qualified assistant solicitors Grace O’Driscoll and Zila Lwanda in July and September 2021.
JMW Solicitors LLP is adept at assisting employers in responding to sensitive matters such as discrimination claims, executive departures and redundancies. In addition to acting for hospitality, care and manufacturing clients, practice head Paul Chamberlain has noteworthy experience in advising employers from the recruitment sector. The team continued to expand in 2020, with Marcus Difelice joining in September from Brabners LLP. Difelice specialises in employment tribunal disputes and is frequently instructed by clients from the hospitality sector. Ian Tranter and Simon Bloch are also recommended.
The 'experienced group of specialists' in JMW Solicitors LLP’ employment practice is led by Paul Chamberlain, who was previously head of employment at Brabners LLP. The Manchester practice’s already strong track record in the recruitment space is bolstered by the arrival of Chamberlain, who has broad expertise in agency workers’ regulations, TUPE, the Working Time Regulations and temporary worker status. The team advises clients in the hospitality, automotive, pharma, manufacturing, education and charities sectors, with particular expertise in advising on large scale redundancies and reorganisations and restrictive covenants.
JMW Solicitors LLP fields a ‘very professional, proactive, responsive and knowledgeable team that is always willing to answer any questions’. The team added to its ranks at a senior level with the appointment of Simon Bloch fromKnights Professional Services Limited. Senior associate Jennifer Smith is 'very thorough and totally committed to her clients’. The ‘very accessible’ team has a broad range of experience such as advising on large-scale redundancies and reorganisations, whistleblowing claims and multi-party actions. It has particular expertise in the recruitment sector and is currently advising a recruitment agency about terminating the employment of its operations director. In another significant matter it is acting for 50 former employees of Hewdens in two class action claims for protective awards following a failure of the now insolvent employer to consult with staff prior to redundancies.
