Employment
UK Guide 2025 : South West
Band 2
Email address
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01752 675000Chambers Review
Foot Anstey is a respected firm acting for national employers in a range of sectors such as retail, charities, financial services, entertainment, transport and outsourcing. The firm has a notable focus on providing operational employment advice to clients based in the South West and throughout the UK.
Work Highlights
- Foot Anstey provided employment law support to Ensono Limited in a number of jurisdictions, with matters ranging from a restructuring project, advice on a TUPE situation and the implementation of large global bonus schemes.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"You can explain the situation, and Foot Anstey will ask questions, talking through the process in a methodical and precise manner."
"Foot Anstey has always been willing and able to provide comprehensive legal advice in a commercial and practical way."
"Foot Anstey provides exceptional legal knowledge, imparted in a commercial way. It is able to articulate the options and risks in a way that allows us to truly assess risk and decide next steps."
"You can explain the situation, and Foot Anstey will ask questions, talking through the process in a methodical and precise manner."
"Foot Anstey has always been willing and able to provide comprehensive legal advice in a commercial and practical way."
"Foot Anstey provides exceptional legal knowledge, imparted in a commercial way. It is able to articulate the options and risks in a way that allows us to truly assess risk and decide next steps."
Notable Practitioners
Exeter-based Karen Bates heads the employment team at Foot Anstey and offers notable strength in sensitive tribunal claims. She also advises on TUPE transfers and employee integration matters, as well as acting on business immigration and redundancy exercises.
Patrick Howarth advises on a number of complex areas including TUPE, senior employee exits and disciplinary cases for national retailers and entertainment venues. Howarth is based in Foot Anstey's Truro office.
"Patrick is an absolute professional with a huge dose of commercial acumen."