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Blandy & Blandy Solicitors
Employment Law Solicitors for Employers

Solicitors For Your Business

Employment Law Solicitors for Employers

One of the leading firms of Employment Law solicitors in Reading and the Thames Valley, we advise employers on all aspects of Employment Law and at every stage of the employment relationship.

Looking for expert legal advice?

Employment Law Solicitors in Reading & Thames Valley

Our Employment Law solicitors can provide expert advice on Employment and strategic HR issues to support your organisation’s continued growth and ensure that its interests are firmly protected.  

At the heart of every successful organisation are its people. Attracting, engaging and retaining the best employees and developing the right workplace culture, while remaining agile and managing risk, requires your organisation to have effective and legally compliant HR policies and practices in place.

We are highly recommended in the UK’s leading guides to law firms, Chambers UK and The Legal 500 and. as a firm, we are very proud of the excellent feedback we continue to receive and are committed to further developing and enhancing the services we deliver and the client care we provide.

Our Expertise in Employment Law

Our specialist Employment Law solicitors are experienced in advising employers operating across a wide range of sectors, including UK subsidiaries of multinational companies, large SMEs and family or owner-managed businesses, partnerships and professional practices, public sector bodies, charities and not for profit organisations, schools and other education providers. 

We aim to work with and support our clients over the longer term and are commited to providing practical and commercially focused advice, supported by a hands-on and responsive approach, that is designed to achieve the best outcome for your organisation. 

Typically, we work with senior executives and managers and the relevant experts in their teams, whether that is in finance, legal, HR, operations or the commercial field. We also regularly provide briefings to boards of directors, trustees or governors as a whole, and training to managers or groups of employees.

For All of Your Legal Needs

Our comprehensive range of legal services allows you to manage and coordinate all of your commercial needs, and where relevant your private client interests, more efficiently and effectively using a single firm of solicitors. In addition, as members of the international Law Firm Network, we can also advise overseas clients on doing business in the UK.

Our Employment Law Solicitors

For expert legal advice call our Employment Law team
Reading 0118 951 6800 Henley-on-Thames 01491 572 323 Wokingham 0118 951 6888

Tim Clark

Tim Clark

Joint Managing Partner, Employment Law

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Sue Dowling

Sue Dowling

Partner, Employment Law & Venue Licensing

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Andrea Corr

Andrea Corr

Senior Solicitor, Employment Law

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Aoife McGrath

Aoife McGrath

Solicitor, Employment Law

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Georgie Bright

Georgie Bright

Trainee Solicitor

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  • Why Choose Us?

  • LEADING REPUTATION

    We are widely acknowledged as one of the Thames Valley’s leading firms of Employment law solicitors, with conveniently located offices in Reading, Henley-on-Thames and Wokingham.

  • APPROACHABLE SERVICE

    Listening carefully to our clients’ needs and aims, we are committed to providing clear, practical, commercially focused and effective legal advice, a responsive and highly personal service and, crucially, value for money.

  • EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE

    Having advised organisations, their management teams and owners in relation to Employment law for many decades, you can trust in our significant expertise and experience.

  • REPRESENTING YOU

    Unlike many firms, we routinely represent our clients at Employment Tribunals, working closely with barristers when required. Experience has shown that end to end conduct of an employment dispute results in a more favourable result.

  • A JOINED UP APPROACH

    Our comprehensive range of legal services allows our clients to manage all of their commercial needs, and where relevant their private interests, more efficiently and cost-effectively using a single law firm.

Who we work with

“Blandy & Blandy provides the highest level of employment law advice.”

Chambers UK

“Blandy & Blandy has an excellent reputation in the Thames Valley.”

The Legal 500

“Well-established practice known for representing employers, including large private companies, SMEs and charities, as well as senior employees.”

Chambers UK

“A strong team with excellent knowledge, that support each other well to give clients a high-quality service.”

The Legal 500

“Blandy & Blandy are a fantastic firm to deal with and are always keen to deliver value on the advice and guidance they provide.”

Chambers UK

“Blandy & Blandy always provides clear, succinct advice, with both an ethical and commercial sympathy, that allows us to make the right decision for the business.”

HR Manager, Perfetti van Melle UK

“Blandy’s has provided us with legal advice and an excellent service for several decades. They make the effort to really understand our business and provide us with the right legal support, when required.”

Chief Executive Officer, Reading Buses (Reading Transport Limited)

“Priors Court started a partnership with Blandy & Blandy a number of years ago, this was primarily due to the fact that they were a local organisation offering high quality advice and support. Since forming the partnership our relationship has gone from strength to strength. They provide reliable, practical and timely legal advice. Their key staff quickly gained a good insight into the type of support that we required and have spent some time getting to know our charity and our working environment. I would have no hesitation in recommending them as an organisation.”

Head of HR & Training, Prior's Court

“Blandy & Blandy has supported the Glass & Glazing Federation (GGF) with a wide range of legal services, covering all aspects of commercial life, for many years. It’s the simple things that matter most to clients like the GGF, such as prompt responses to communications and sound advice that can be relied upon, which all equate to how you assess value for money as a client. These core building blocks have allowed the GGF to build key relationships with our partners at Blandy & Blandy and take their strategic legal advice as we continue to grow and develop all aspects of the GGF Group.”

Managing Director, Glass & Glazing Federation (GGF)

“Blandy & Blandy has advised us on matters ranging from quick checks regarding tricky legislation to detailed advice regarding employment matters and consultations. They always provide us with prompt, thorough and valuable advice.”

Head of HR, Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI)

“Blandy & Blandy has supported us in a number of areas and are always prompt, thorough and commercially minded.”

HR Director, Blue Square Marketing Limited

“We selected Blandy & Blandy as their approach and their ethos closely matched our own. This empathy has been clear through everything they have done for us, from day to day legal advice through to due diligence and support in tribunals, we have always felt confident in their understanding of our needs and expectations.”

Bursar, St Joseph’s College

“From the inception of Parago in 2010, Blandy & Blandy have provided services around incorporation, recruitment and HR, property and our customer licensing. We have always found their service efficient and professional, and this was reflected when they acted on our behalf in the sale of the company.”

Director, Parago Software Limited

“The Abbey is grateful for the continued support of Blandy & Blandy for professional services in particular relating to employment, property and planning law. We would be happy to recommend them to others.”

Bursar, The Abbey School

“We have used Blandy & Blandy for over 15 years for a range of legal support, including employment, commercial, charity and governance. We have been very happy with the support received, in particular the quality of advice provided and the relationship we have built over the years, their responsiveness and ability to understand our needs.”

CEO, Adviza Partnership

Awards & Accreditations

Recommended, Chambers UK

Recommended, Chambers UK

Recommended, The Legal 500

Recommended, The Legal 500

Members, Employment Lawyers Association

Members, Employment Lawyers Association