Three female lawyers are helping businesses come to terms with the increasingly complex burden of employment law.
Fiona Martin, Miranda Martin and Cate Searle are co-founders of Martin Searle Solicitors in St George's Place, Brighton.
The law firm is one of only a handful in the UK where all the partners are women and it aims to be more "approachable" than its rivals.
It is marketing itself as a community law firm and promises lower hourly charging rates than the majority of its competitors.
The practice will specialise in employment law, dealing with issues such as bullying, flexible working and discrimination.
Fiona Martin, a former associate at asb law's Brighton and Crawley offices, said businesses needed to be alert to changes in employment law.
She said: "Prevention is a lot less expensive than having to deal with an employment claim."
Tuesday July 20, 2004
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