About
Doyle Clayton is a UK specialist workplace law firm and is described as the UK’s largest and most successful firm focused on workplace matters, acting for both employers and individuals. The firm provides legal and advisory services on employment, business and personal immigration, education, corporate and commercial law, employee ownership trusts and pensions, among other employment-related services.
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Lawyers at this firm
Adam Murdoch
Adam is an experienced employment law Partner, and advises businesses and individuals throughout the UK on a full range of employment and related issues. · Employment
Andrew Campbell
Andrew is one of the UK's leading pensions lawyers and advises corporates and trustees on the full range of pensions issues across advisory, transactional and contentious matters. · Pensions
Anita de Atouguia
Anita has specialised in immigration law since 2000 and is one of the UK's leading immigration experts. She joined Doyle Clayton in 2012 to set up its Immigration service having worked in the immigration practices of some of the UK’s best known full service law firms including CMS and Lewis Silkin. · Immigration
Dan Begbie-Clench
Dan specialises in employment law and advises a range of companies and senior executives, partners and employees. He is known for commercial and responsive advice. He is recommended for his work in the leading legal directories, the Chambers UK Guide and The Legal 500 Guide. · Employment
Helen Brooks
With over 25 years’ experience, Helen is an established employment litigator and adviser working with both employers and employees. She advises on all aspects of employment law and HR strategy. · Employment
James Saddler
James is a partner in Doyle Clayton’s pensions practice, advising both employers and trustees on a broad range of pensions issues spanning advisory, regulatory, transactional as well as contentious matters. · Pensions
Karen Holden
Karen is an experienced employment law partner specialising in advising organisations and individuals on employment law and related HR issues. · Employment
Kate Kapp
Kate is an employment law partner and is head of the Thames Valley office and the firm’s Thames Valley litigation, and franchise client teams. · Employment
Liz Barton
Liz is a highly experienced lawyer advising companies and individuals on all aspects of corporate law, from advising on company constitutions and corporate governance matters, to group reorganisations and share and business disposals and acquisitions. · Corporate / M&A
Mike Hibberd
Mike is an employment and data privacy law expert advising both organisations and senior individuals on a wide range of human resources and related issues. · Employment
Peter Daly
Peter is one of the UK's leading employment lawyers and specialises in advising individuals as well as organisations. · Employment
Peter De Maria
Peter is the firm’s Senior Partner. He specialises in all areas of employment law acting for both employers and employees. He has particular expertise in advising on the enforcement of restrictive covenants, team moves and bonus claims in the High Court. · Employment
Peter Doyle
Peter is an original co-founder of the business. Over a period of 26 years, Peter has, as Senior Partner and as Chief Executive, overseen the growth of the firm and its development from a niche employment law firm to a law firm handling legal issues affecting people in the workplace. · Employment
Piers Leigh-Pollitt
Piers advises a mixture of corporates and individuals on a wide range of HR/employment law matters and data protection issues (mainly from an HR perspective). Piers is also the firm’s internal compliance officer and handles all regulatory and internal compliance matters. He also heads up the firm's Data Privacy team and holds the Practitioner Certificate in Data Protection (GDPR). · Employment
Russell Dann
Russell is an experienced Senior Associate and qualified as solicitor in 2013. Prior to joining Doyle Clayton, Russell spent his entire legal career in leading employment law teams in London and Reading. · Employment
Simon Henthorn
Simon is an expert in education and employment law. He has over 20 years’ experience advising schools, colleges, associations and individuals on all aspects of education law, including employment and safeguarding matters. · Education
Sukhpal Matharoo
Sukhpal provides employment advice to a broad range of commercial and individual clients. His main area of expertise includes TUPE and also has considerable experience of advising on redundancy and the exit of senior level executives. He is also a notary public and provides notarial and legalisation services. · Employment
Tina Wisener
Tina succeeded Peter Doyle as Chief Executive on 1 January 2024. She has long been recognised as one of the UKs leading employment lawyers and is ranked in the top tier of The Legal 500 and Chambers guides to the UK Legal Profession. · Employment