"Sherbornes never make me feel foolish, even when some of my questions are ridiculous! And they smile, a small thing that makes working with them relaxing and enjoyable”

- Frank Lloyd-Murray, Director

“Sherbornes always offer fantastic service– cutting out ‘legal waffle’ and getting straight to the point.”

- Rob Kingscott, The Local Answer

“Clear, sensible, sound and practical advice. Would highly recommend.”

- Jon Duckworth, Sports Marketing Consultant

“Everyone in the Sherbornes team is very good with people and a fierce negotiator - always aiming to get the best for their clients.”

- Lucy B.

Our Promise to you

We promise to keep our promises.

We promise to listen. We want to hear your story, your priorities and to find out exactly what you want to achieve.
We promise to be responsive, readily available and never to palm you off or ignore your calls or messages.
We promise to explain all the practical implications. We’ll do everything we can to resolve your problems and not try and teach you the law.
We promise to keep you in the picture with regular progress reports.
We promise to give you real value for money and be totally transparent about pricing.

OUR VALUES

As a client of Sherbornes you’ll find we are:

COMPETENT

Our clients take our legal expertise for granted. They can, they’re right to and their feedback confirms it.

AUTHENTIC

What you get is what you see and if anything, we will under promise and over deliver.

INNOVATIVE

We know our clients want solutions; positive and speedy outcomes, not a wishy washy range of options. We find ways to make this happen.

COMMITTED TO GIVING BACK

We actively support local suppliers, people and good causes.

TRANSPARENT

We don’t sugar coat our advice or deal in false hopes and you’ll always know where you stand on fees.

CONSISTENT

We believe good relationships and successful outcomes are built on honesty and consistency.

FRIENDLY AND RESPONSIVE

We don’t stand on ceremony. We empathise with our clients and give clear, practical and straightforward advice.

If you cant find what you are looking for, it doesn’t mean we don’t do it

Give us a call

Legal Updates

4 weeks ago

Supreme Court prevents Tesco from sacking Employees

In a case decided this week, the Supreme Court took the highly unusual step of preventing an employer from terminating the employment of certain employees. The employer, Tesco, had wanted to “fire and rehire” a group of employees who worked...

2 months ago

Indirect Discrimination against people who are not in a Protected Group

Indirect discrimination is where an employer applies a non discriminatory or apparently neutral condition or practice, but that actually has a greater negative impact on a protected group. For example, the need to run 100 meters in 12 seconds as...

2 months ago

Allocation of Tips

Allocation and Payment of Tips The first of many new pieces of legislation making changes to employment law has been published. As the name suggests, the Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023 concerns the treatment of tips. It introduces a...

3 months ago

Staffing Issues after Sunday’s Final

European Cup Final Who can be unaware that this country (England) has reached the final of the European Cup this Sunday. For those of us with HR responsibility, this brings with it a question. Do we, as an Employer, kill...

3 months ago

Mini Masterclass – Preparing for a Labour Government

Mini Masterclass – Preparing for a Labour government Labour’s election manifesto contained a pledge to implement their “Plan to Make Work Pay” in full. This separate 23-page plan includes numerous aspects of employment law which they intend to change. This...

4 months ago

Conversative and Liberal Democrat plans for Employment Law

Conversative and Liberal Democrat plans for Employment Law Having looked at the Labour party’s plan for employment law last week, this article looks at the key proposed changes to employment law contained in the Conversative and Liberal Democrat’s manifestos. ...

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