"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

1 week ago

New Rates of National Minimum Wage

A brief reminder of forthcoming increases to the National Minimum Wage and other employment rates From 1 April 2021, the National Minimum Wage increases as follows: Rates 2020 2021 National Living Wage (now age 23+) £8.72 £8.91 Adult rate (now...

3 weeks ago

Shielding and the extremely vulnerable.

As of 1stApril the clinically extremely vulnerable are not required to shield and are no longer entitled to SSP for doing so. The letter being sent out by the Department of Health and Social Care advises that the rules of...

4 weeks ago

Uber and self employed status.

There is some confusion both in the news, and amongst business owners about what the situation is concerning so called “self-employed” staff, and the minimum wage, and paid holidays. While the legal test is a little more complicated, (only a...

1 month ago

Furlough scheme extended

This update is written and posted on 3rd March 2021 and will quickly become out of date once further details are known. We will endeavour to update it as soon as information becomes available. The Chancellor has today announced that...

2 months ago

Right to work checks.

Employers will be familiar with the need to complete right to works checks, which continue to be required following Brexit. In short, employers must carry out checks in respect of all new employees or workers, regardless of nationality. They must...

2 months ago

The EU settlement scheme

On 31 December 2020 the Brexit transition period ended, meaning that the UK is no longer bound by EU law. There are no immediate changes to employment law as all EU employment law had been transposed into UK law prior...

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