Emma Thompson

Partner

Bromley office

020 8461 6110

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Emma heads up our employment team working out of our Bromley and Sevenoaks offices

Attended Reading University 2001-2004. Went on to study LPC at College of Law, London. Emma worked in a London law firm for a year before commencing Training Contract with Thackray Williams. In 2012 Emma was made a Partner in the Employment Law Team. In January 2015 Emma became head of the Employment Law Team.

Emma's area of expertise include:

  • Drafting, reviewing, negotiating and advising on employment contracts, directors' service agreements, consultancy agreements, policies and procedures
  • Advising on post-termination restrictions, garden leave clauses, confidentiality and intellectual property
  • Advising on TUPE and corporate transactions
  • Managing day-to-day employment issues such as disciplinary, ill-health, capability and grievance procedures
  • Advising on redundancy and business reorganisations or sale of a business;advising on dismissal, including advice and representation in proceedings in employment tribunals
  • Advising on changes to terms of employment, breach of contract disputes including pay disputes
  • Advising on Nationality and immigration issues
  • Advising on all discrimination and harassment claims
  • Advising on maternity, paternity, flexible working and parental rights
  • Drafting, reviewing and negotiating compromise agreements and severance packages

What our clients say

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We cannot thank you enough...it is far more than we ever expected ... you are not only a top solicitor but a very nice person too. You have also been understanding & caring...
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Thank you for writing such a well crafted letter on my behalf. I feel it was absolutely spot on ,as difficult as it was to see things in black and white.

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Her letters written on my behalf were superb, and the time I know she spent researching the background showed a really impressive work ethic... She was always able to meet and talk with me and I felt I had someone with real 'clout' fighting my corner.

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You have been such a great support to me and in amongst all the fairly grim issues we have dealt with. I place great value on your advice, counsel and the humanness of the way you have supported me and the business. Thank you Emma. It means a lot to me and I'm very grateful we have had the opportunity to meet.

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Many thanks for your help with this, along with your patience and professional advice throughout. I really appreciate the quick completion and am delighted with the outcome.

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You have been absolutely amazing throughout this terrible experience. We cannot thank you enough.

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From both of us a massive thank you, from the start of the process you have been highly professional, highly engaged and totally there for us, to add to that I found you to be friendly and emphatic.

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I just wanted to say how impressed I was with the professional service provided by your firm and Emma in particular. Her approach, timely responses and professional advice were very much appreciated in this matter.

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I appreciate all the excellent advice you have provided during this process.

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Once again, thank you so, so much for your help. It's the one area of everything happening this year where I have really felt like I had someone on my side fighting my corner, you have no idea how much of a weight off my shoulders that was to have that support. I would have absolutely no hesitations in recommending you to anyone else.

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