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Employment Law for Employers

Employment Law for Employers in Brighton, Sussex, and the South East - we offer strategic, legally robust solutions to protect your business, your people and your reputation.

Who we help

  • SMEs and Owner-Managed Businesses – Practical, pragmatic, cost effective solutions for growing companies with particular emphasis on workforces of up to 250 employees
  • HR Directors & In-House Teams – Specialist legal back up for complex issues
  • Business Owners – Strategic advice to protect your business and reputation
  • FocusOur focus is on acting for employers. We rarely act for individuals, ensuring that our advice is always aligned with your business interests.

Our Employer Services

  • Contracts & Restrictive Covenants – drafting and enforcing agreements that protect your business.
  • Disciplinary & Grievance Processes  - guidance to handle sensitive issues fairly and lawfully.
  • Redundancy & Restructuring – legally compliant processes that minimise risk and disruption.
  • Employment Tribunal Representation – expert representation to protect your business.
  • Employment Law Training – equip your managers with the knowledge and skills to avoid costly mistakes.

Our Expertise: Strategic Employment Law for Employers

As a solicitor-led team acting exclusively for employers, we deliver strategic, commercially-focused employment law solutions that go far beyond generic HR advice. Every service is tailored to your business, ensuring robust legal protection and practical, actionable guidance.

Employment Contracts & Policies

We create, review, and update bespoke employment contracts, director service agreements, and workplace policies - always tailored to your business and fully compliant with the latest legislation. Our solicitor-led approach ensures your contracts and policies are not only legally sound but also strategically designed to protect your commercial interests. Unlike mass HR providers, we do not rely on templates or generic advice.

Disciplinary, Grievance & Dismissal Procedures

Handling employee issues correctly is critical to protecting your business. We provide strategic, solicitor-led guidance on disciplinary and grievance procedures, helping you manage misconduct, performance, and disputes with confidence. Our advice is always tailored to your circumstances, never scripted or one-size-fits-all,  and designed to minimise risk and disruption.

Redundancies, Restructuring & TUPE

Workforce changes require careful planning and expert execution. We support employers through redundancies, business reorganisations, and TUPE (Transfer of Undertakings) matters, providing proactive, commercially aware advice at every stage. Our solicitors ensure compliance, manage risk, and help you achieve your business objectives, never leaving you to navigate complex processes alone.

Employment Tribunal Representation

If your business faces an employment tribunal claim, you will be represented by a dedicated solicitor who knows your business - not a call centre or helpline. We defend employers against claims of unfair dismissal, discrimination, whistleblowing, and breach of contract, working for the best commercial outcome through negotiation, mediation, or robust litigation.

Discrimination & Equality

We help employers foster fair, inclusive workplaces and defend against discrimination claims. Our solicitor-led advice covers all aspects of employment discrimination law, including age, sex, race, disability, religion, and sexual orientation. We support you with policy development, workplace investigations, and robust defence strategies which are always aligned with your business values.

Business Protection & Restrictive Covenants

Protecting your business from unfair competition, poaching, and misuse of confidential information is essential. We draft and enforce restrictive covenants: including non-compete, non-solicitation, and confidentiality agreements, providing strategic, enforceable solutions that safeguard your commercial interests.

Employee Handbooks & Workplace Policies

A well-crafted employee handbook is a cornerstone of effective people management. We develop and maintain bespoke, legally compliant handbooks that reflect your unique culture, risk profile, and business needs, rather than off-the-shelf templates. Our documentation covers everything from disciplinary procedures to flexible working and social media policies.

Settlement Agreements & Employee Exits

When negotiating employee exits or resolving disputes, we provide solicitor-led advice and draft settlement agreements that protect your business and ensure a smooth, risk-managed transition. Our focus is always on achieving a fair, commercially sensible outcome for your organisation.

Why Employers Choose Us

  • Strategic, Not Generic – Every solution is tailored to your business and risk profile
  • Full Legal Protection – Advice from qualified solicitors who get to know you and your business, not call centres
  • Proactive Risk Management – We help you prevent disputes before they escalate
  • Employment Tribunal Representation – consistent representation throughout a dispute 

Why Choose Dean Wilson LLP over national HR providers?

Unlike mass HR advice lines, we do not offer generic templates or call centre scripts. We provide tailored legal advice from qualified solicitors who have got to know your business and your strategic priorities  - advice that stands up in court, protects your brand and reduces risk.

Dean Wilson LLP:  bespoke legal solutions, strategic risk management, full tribunal representation.

Ready to protect your business with solicitor-led, strategic employment law advice?
Click here to book your free 30-minute Employer Risk Review with Clare Waller today.

FAQs About Employment Law for Employers

Templates rarely reflect your specific business needs and can leave your business exposed such as by not including appropriate protection of your confidential information or client connections.

We work closely with HR professionals where appropriate. We offer a depth of legal knowledge and experience to cover complex risks, resulting in legally robust and defensible advice. It is not necessarily an either/or situation, but rather each professional doing what they do best.

Yes. We react promptly to urgent instructions to ensure that your position is protected.

Whilst you can dismiss an employee without notice or payment in lieu of notice if they have committed an act of gross misconduct, you should go 

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Your Employment Experts

Get to know those who are here to help you

Clare Waller Dean Wilson

Clare Waller

Partner, Employment Law

Clare Waller Dean Wilson

Clare Waller

Partner, Employment Law

Strategic Employment Law Advice for Employers
Bespoke, solicitor-led solutions for ambitious businesses
 

Experience

Clare Waller is an experienced employment lawyer who acts primarily for employers, ranging from SMEs and owner-managed businesses to HR directors and business owners, across the South East and beyond. Clare’s approach is strategic, commercially focused, and tailored to the unique needs of each client.

Unlike mass HR providers, Clare delivers legally robust advice from a qualified solicitor who gets to know your business and your strategic priorities. Her solutions are designed to protect your business, your people, and your reputation, and stand up in court if challenged.
 

Expertise

  • Drafting and enforcing contracts of employment and restrictive covenants
  • Managing disciplinary and grievance processes
  • Advising on redundancy and restructuring, including collective consultation
  • Representing employers in Employment Tribunal and civil court proceedings
  • Delivering employment law training for managers and HR teams
  • Supporting mergers and acquisitions with employment law expertise
     

Recent Notable Cases

  • Successfully defended a multi-million pound discrimination claim for an employer and individual respondents
  • Defended a client against a race discrimination claim involving workplace images distributed via WhatsApp
  • Advising on complex redundancy consultation processes for growing businesses

Background

Clare read Law at the University of Reading, achieved distinction in the Legal Practice Course at the College of Law, Guildford, and holds a Masters in Employment Law from the University of East Anglia. She qualified in 1999 and became a Partner at HRJ LLP in 2002, later joining Hewitsons LLP and then Dean Wilson LLP to head up its employment law team.
 

Why Choose Clare Waller?

  • Strategic, not generic - solutions tailored to your business and risk profile
  • Full legal protection - advice from a qualified solicitor, not a call centre
  • Proactive risk management - helping you prevent disputes before they escalate
  • Continuity of representation - consistent support throughout any dispute

Contact Clare

Book a free 30-minute Employer Risk Review
Email: CRW@deanwilson.co.uk
Direct dial: (01273) 249277

Key Workplace Guides and Resources

We provide a range of downloadable guides to help businesses navigate employment law challenges. Some of the topics covered include:

  • What Happens When Employees Leave: Step-by-step advice on how to protect your business interests in the event that employees leave. Read more here.
  • Settlement Agreements: What settlement agreements are, how they work, and key considerations for employers when negotiating them. Read more here.
  • Flexible and Hybrid Working Policies: Legal considerations for remote working, hybrid working agreements, and ensuring workplace inclusivity. Read more here.
  • Social Media and Employee Conduct: How to manage workplace social media use, protect your business reputation, and enforce disciplinary policies. Read more here.

See below for access to our full list of downloadable guides and factsheets on employment law for your business.

I have depended on Dean Wilson for employment advice for over thirty years. During that time I have never been disappointed. The team continue to provide an exemplary service to keep us out of employment tribunals and for very professional and competent representation when we inevitably and unfortunately find ourselves before such a tribunal.

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