Fox & Partners

At Fox & Partners, we are a City firm of specialist employment and partnership lawyers, with a particular expertise in dispute resolution and litigation. Our team of experienced solicitors and support staff are dedicated to delivering an exceptional standard of service to our clients.

Our Expertise

We are renowned for our in-depth knowledge and expertise in a range of areas, including:

Employment Law: We advise senior employees and employers on the full range of employment law issues, from drafting new employment contracts and updating staff handbooks to advising on grievances, tribunal claims, redundancies, and dismissals.

Partnership Law: We act for individual partners and groups of partners leaving one firm and joining another, advising on every aspect of partnership law and practice.

Regulation of the Legal Profession: We have a close interest in the regulation of the legal profession in the UK, with the introduction of Alternative Business Structures and successive new editions of the SRA Handbook.

Litigation and Dispute Resolution: We advise on a broad range of commercial disputes, often arising from the fall-out between partners, company shareholders, and directors.

Our Clients

We work with a diverse range of clients, including:

Employers: We advise employers in all sectors on the full range of employment law issues, from drafting new employment contracts and updating staff handbooks to advising on grievances, tribunal claims, redundancies, and dismissals.

Employees, Workers, and the Self-Employed: We have extensive experience of working with senior individuals from a wide variety of industries on every aspect of employment, from contract negotiation to whistle blowing, grievances, and dismissals.

Partnerships, LLPs, and Limited Partnerships: Our clients include professional service firms, hedge funds, private equity businesses, and other financial advisory practices.

Partners: We work with partners in a wide range of professional service firms, as well as hedge funds and private equity businesses, advising them on issues from joining a partnership to team moves and disputes.

Law Firms: We have particular expertise in the regulatory and compliance issues relating to law firms, and our clients range from major City firms to entrepreneurial boutiques.

Financial Services Firms: We advise individuals, businesses, and firms across the financial services sector, with particular experience of acting for regulated persons and entities in fund management, private equity, and hedge funds.

Dispute Resolution: We act for a wide spectrum of clients, including companies, partnerships, LLPs, and high net worth individuals, on a broad range of commercial disputes. We help them achieve successful outcomes through litigation and alternative dispute resolution.

Our People

At Fox & Partners, we are committed to delivering an excellent standard of service to our clients. Our team of solicitors and support staff are technically skilled, with in-depth knowledge of the law, and are commercially-minded individuals who always look for practical solutions. We are dedicated to understanding and achieving our clients' objectives.

Meet Our Team

We are proud to introduce our team of experienced solicitors and support staff:

• Caroline Field, Partner
• Dean Fuller, Partner
• Catriona Watt, Partner
• Ivor Adair, Partner
• Ronnie Fox, Partner
• Emma Sell, Chief Operating Officer
• Shoshana Bacall, Legal Director
• Jackie Thomas, Legal Director
• Joanna Whymark, Senior Associate
• Shiv Raja, Senior Associate