Contracts & Policies

All of the operating procedures for your company should be clearly set out within the employee handbook. This includes all the policies in force, including those which are legally required such as safety in the workplace and equal opportunity.

The handbook makes it clear to every employee what you expect from them, and what their rights are in certain circumstances. This should include everything from the procedure to book annual leave right through to the whistleblowing policy.

Every business, no matter how big or small, should have an employee handbook. It should be given to every individual when they join the company and allows you to clearly communicate your culture from the start.

Having a handbook and clear policies set out in writing enables fair and consistent treatment for all employees, and minimises complaints.

You should also include the employee benefits in your handbook so that everyone has a means of checking what they’re entitled to.

You only need to draft the employee handbook and your operating policies in their entirety once. However, you should regularly review your handbook to check that it remains compliant and legal. Changes in legislation or company policy may mean changes are required, and this should be communicated to all employees in a timely fashion.

If you need help creating your company handbook and setting up your policies, or you’re looking for a review, our experienced employment law professionals can assist.

Many ask us ‘what’s different about you?’ and we like to reply, ‘because we go the extra mile’. We see our work as building and maintaining good business relationships rather than just earning fees. How we do this is by keeping in constant contact with our clients and intermediaries. From pre to post instruction we ensure that our clients are informed of all legal issues that may impact their business and therefore lives. That is why we provide daily or weekly updates to ALL of our clients whether there is anything to tell them or not (we don’t charge for this we just see it as part of our service). We like our clients to rest peacefully knowing that when we are instructed, and we say ‘we will take it from here’ they know we mean it.

The world is changing, and many individuals are realising that lifestyle is as vital to them as is income. We are the lucky ones who can hand pick lawyers who can provide the best quality advice but at outer city costs. Our offices are in North West London which may not be the most salubrious in the market but at the same time this allows us to charge our clients for what they pay for, our advice NOT our office space.

ALL our lawyers have previously worked in large city-based law firms and continue to practise and offer  the same high level service  they provided to clients in the City but without the pressure and demands often dictated by City law firm. This allows us to be competitive on our fees without compromising our service.

All in all, our clients win, which is the way we like it.

All our clients benefit from the same high level of care and attention whether the instruction is big or small. At the outset of each matter, we discuss the entire process with our clients, including the costs, potential outcomes and issues associated. This is to ensure clients are fully aware, knowledgeable and are in control always. Supporting and ensuring we provide the highest level of services, we offer our constant contact process with the partner or barrister leading  your file, a document log in for matters which are for larger and more complicated instructions and on-going support post transaction should our clients require it. Our aim is not just to get the work done, but to make our clients’ lives easier as we do it, which is why we ensure that our clients have regular access to the resources they need from us.