Employment
UK Guide 2025 : North West
Band 3
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0161 393 3530Chambers Review
Leigh Day has a comprehensive employment practice and offers strength across the North West, with offices in Manchester and Liverpool. The team handles a wide array of matters, including equal pay, discrimination and unfair dismissal claims. The firm has particular experience representing groups of workers in employment matters before the Employment Tribunal, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court.
Work Highlights
- Leigh Day representedover 11,500 workers in their equal pay claims against Sainsbury’s.
Strengths
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"Someone was always available to respond to a question."
"Leigh Day is known for acting for high-profile claimants and in public interest cases. In my view, it is the leading claimant firm."
"Leigh Day is the best-connected, best-prepared and best-informed firm I have worked with in this field."
"I have always been very impressed with the level of support and advice across the team. Leigh Day are extremely responsive and always keep me fully informed at all times."
"Someone was always available to respond to a question."
"Leigh Day is known for acting for high-profile claimants and in public interest cases. In my view, it is the leading claimant firm."
"Leigh Day is the best-connected, best-prepared and best-informed firm I have worked with in this field."
"I have always been very impressed with the level of support and advice across the team. Leigh Day are extremely responsive and always keep me fully informed at all times."
Notable Practitioners
Mike Cain is a partner in Leigh Day's employment team based in Manchester, recognised for his expertise in discrimination and unfair dismissal claims. His client base spans individuals within financial services and FCA-regulated companies, to name a few.
"Mike Cain has a great reputation. He's really good on acting for claimants and at class actions."
"He clearly has a genuine passion for employment law; he lives and breathes it. Mike has been thoughtful, caring and concise. He genuinely cares about me and the case, which really inspires confidence."
Ryan Bradshaw has experience representing claimants in their discrimination claims against employers, and engages in notable group action claims.
"Ryan is quickly moving through the ranks with a combined employment and human rights practice. He is developing a niche for these claims and combining his practice well."
"Ryan Bradshaw particularly stands out as someone who specialises across employment and public law."