Employment: Employer: Third Sector
UK Guide 2025 : London (Firms)
Band 2
About
Provided by Stone King LLP
Our Employment Team has significant experience in advising clients in the third sector. For education, we regularly advise MATs, SATs, non-maintained special schools, FE providers and colleges, and independent schools. For charity, we advise clients across the charity sector including social enterprises.
Our advice includes:
- Advising on disciplinary and grievance matters, with members of our HR consultancy able to support with these internal processes as well as undertaking investigations;
- We have particular expertise in dealing with current and historic safeguarding matters, including liaising with the LADO, external agencies including the police, and reporting to regulators including the TRA, DBS and the Charity Commission
- Advising operational teams, trustees and governors on organisational change, including reorganisation, changing terms and conditions, and redundancy.
- Mergers and Acquisitions, including academy conversion and CIO conversion, with associated due diligence and TUPE advice.
- Employment Tribunal and Employment Appeal Tribunal litigation, with particular expertise in discrimination and whistleblowing claims.
Working nationally, we provide pragmatic advice, taking account of legal risk, the practical realities of being a third sector employer, and the importance of reputational management.
Chambers Review
Stone King has substantial experience advising clients in the third sector on a range of contentious and non-contentious employment matters. The firm regularly advises a host of educational institutions and charities on transactional employment matters and day-to-day issues. The team has particular expertise in handling whistle-blowing and discrimination complaints, as well as complex safeguarding issues.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The team's expertise is very strong and their responsiveness is exemplary."
"They have always provided advice that is easy to understand."
"They responded to queries timely and clearly and are on hand when further information is needed."
"The team's expertise is very strong and their responsiveness is exemplary."
"They have always provided advice that is easy to understand."
"They responded to queries timely and clearly and are on hand when further information is needed."
Notable Practitioners
Harriet Broughton of Stone King has notable experience representing clients in the education and charity sector. She regularly represents her clients in employment tribunals concerning unfair dismissal and discrimination claims.
"She is extremely knowledgeable and the advice she gives is clear, focused and timely."
"Harriet is brilliant to work with, hugely knowledgeable, highly practical and supportive in her guidance."
"She is an invaluable partner and is always incredibly responsive."
Katharine Robinson is an associate at Stone King who assists clients with a wide range of matters, including discrimination claims at tribunal and dismissal proceedings. She has significant expertise in the education and charity sectors.
"She was attentive and thorough yet also provided professional empathy."
"Katharine has always been outstanding in the service she has provided us. Highly knowledgeable, experienced and efficient."
Ranked Lawyers at
Stone King LLP
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