Employment

One of the leading commercial law firms in the North, Baines Wilson LLP provides expert advice on all areas of employment law.

Our aim is to use our employment lawyer's specialist skills and experience to protect your interests

Our employment law specialists act exclusively for Employers.

Our clients range from household names to small family owned companies. 

Practical approach

Our approach is practical rather than legalistic. We will not just tell you what the law says and leave you to make your own decisions. We will work with you to produce the right solutions to your employment problems.

Advocates

We are experienced advocates in Employment Tribunals across the UK and help our clients gain and maintain the initiative in employment disputes.

Complex matters

We are well known in the region and further afield for our ability to handle not just routine employment matters but also the more difficult matters, which tend to be dealt with by only the larger "City" practices. 

For example, we have extensive experience in advising on Industrial action, obtaining High Court injunctions to protect clients' businesses from unfair competition from (ex)employees, advising on Boardroom disputes and the removal of Directors/Shareholders and Senior Managers.

Deadlines

We act promptly.  We understand deadlines.  We stick to them.

Our key practice areas include:

Discipline and Dismissal
Employment Tribunals
Employment Contracts
Restrictive covenants
Severance agreements
Redundancy handling
TUPE issues
Discrimination
Industrial Action

Employment Law Training 

Our trainers

Our employment law team are experienced in delivering training and regularly work alongside employers to provide effective and practical training to help employers achieve their business objectives. 

Seminars and workshops

Our specialist employment lawyers run a range of seminars and workshops designed to update employers on different areas of employment law. See Latest News for details of our forthcoming events.

Suggest a seminar

If there is an area of employment law you would like to see in our seminar programme, Please contact Joanne Holborn or Chris Strutt.

Bespoke training

If you would like training tailored to meet your specific business needs and designed to dovetail with your own polices and procedures, please contact Joanne Holborn or Chris Strutt to discuss your requirements.   

We are a Cumbrian based firm, but are happy to travel to deliver training in the environment most conducive to your needs, be that your own premises or other venue.

Our employment law solicitors have been asked to assist companies with a diverse range of training activities from helping a Board decide whether to implement a drugs and alcohol testing regime to training line managers how to performance manage employees and handle disciplinary issues.

Perhaps your business wants to implement a sickness absence policy or is going through a redundancy process? Is your Senior Management team up to date with the latest employment law position?

Our employment law specialists can provide guidance to help managers deal with any difficult situation they may face in managing employees.  

Please contact Joanne Holborn or Chris Strutt to discuss your requirements.

What the Legal Press say …..

Chambers & Partners – 2008 Edition

Our employers’ only Employment team is described as the “market leader” in Cumbria.

Chambers goes on to say “Pressure does not affect this smaller firm, which always gets back to you promptly…” 

Legal 500 – 2007 Edition

Our lawyers have “…demonstrated a keen ability to handle heavyweight employment matters, with clients ‘unhesitatingly recommending them’”.

Chambers & Partners – 2007 Edition

“Flying the flag in Cumbria is this three-lawyer employment team, which has carved out a reputation for representing employers and offering employment advice, and which benefits from its close ties with the firm’s corporate department. The team has also spread its tentacles beyond the county, advising a Lancashire food manufacturer on workforce relocation issues as well as a North East pharmaceuticals company on its restructuring and redundancy programme.”

Legal Business Report on Legal Experts – 2007 Edition

Listed as highly recommended for Employment law.

Please contact Joanne Holborn or Chris Strutt for any further information or enquiries regarding this work area.