"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

2 weeks ago

Indirect sex discrimination and sex workers

BOUNCE BACK LOANS FOR SEX WORKERS AND INDIRECT SEX DISCRIMINATION This matter is being highlighted to remind businesses that sex discrimination can arise in many ways, without it ever being the intention. We will try to avoid the puerile humour which...

1 month ago

Return to work from Covid closed workplaces

Covid unlocking. How do employers handle this when its recommendations rather than rules? This week we see an end to the general restrictions which have been gradually melting away over the past months. However you personally feel about it, the...

2 months ago

Reminder of changes to employer’s furlough scheme contributions

Employers should be aware that the contributions they are required to make under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (commonly known as furlough) change from next month. This change in contributions was part of the Chancellor’s announcement in March when the...

2 months ago

Confusion over Furlough scheme for self-isolating staff

The BBC have reported that the government has deliberately left vague whether staff can be placed on furlough during self-isolation. We offer no opinion on whether this is deliberate, but confirm it is vague. In order to try to offer...

3 months ago

Redundancy is no joke

Being an employment lawyer, one realizes that occasionally we are in a privileged position, sharing in times of crisis, as well as times of great stress for business owners and employees alike. To this end we experience the best and...

4 months ago

Changes to IR35 payroll working rules.

The IR35 regulations have been around for some time but until this year only applied to the public sector. From 6 April 2021 the IR35 off payroll working rules have been extended into the private sector and we have seen...

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