UK Trends and Developments
Trends and Developments Contributed by: Diane Gilhooley and Paul Fontes Eversheds Sutherland
Eversheds Sutherland has one of the largest and most experienced UK employment teams in the market, with over 140 lawyers delivering high-qual - ity, commercially focused advice across all areas of employment law. The firm supports clients on every - thing from day-to-day HR matters to complex, mul - tijurisdictional projects involving employment, com - pensation, immigration and pensions. Their advice is pragmatic, user-friendly and grounded in a deep understanding of both legal frameworks and com -
mercial realities. The team is known for its technical excellence and thought leadership, regularly pub - lishing legal briefings, industry insights and horizon scanning updates. Whether advising on HR strategy, policy development, international expansion or con - tentious matters such as litigation and industrial ac - tion, Eversheds Sutherland provides seamless cross- border support. As part of a top ten global law firm, the team combines local expertise with global reach.
Authors
Diane Gilhooley is global head of Eversheds Sutherland’s employment, labour and pensions practice, leading the group of over 450 employment, labour and pensions lawyers. Diane has over 30 years’ experience of
Paul Fontes is head of Eversheds Sutherland’s employment group. Paul has considerable experience of conducting proceedings in the
Employment Tribunals and the High Court and regularly defends high- value and commercially sensitive claims on behalf of employers. He also advises on issues such as remuneration and incentive plans, investigations, business reorganisations and restructurings, executive appointments and terminations and the employment law aspects of corporate transactions and multi-jurisdictional projects. He has particular expertise in advising major PLCs and clients in the financial services sector on issues such as sensitive investigations, remuneration, restrictive covenants and team moves and high-value whistle-blowing and discrimination claims.
handling high-profile cases and providing strategic employment advice on a national and international basis. Diane advises on contentious/non- contentious areas of employment law and governance. She has conducted complex and high-profile employment litigation claims, often around issues of equality, diversity and discrimination. Diane advises on organisational issues (including large-scale redundancy and restructuring programmes, industrial relations/trade union issues, mergers and collaborations, equality and diversity strategies), international collaborations and cross border issues.
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