Equestrian Employers Association

Our employment solicitors serve as the exclusive legal sponsor of the Equestrian Employers Association (EEA), bringing tailored employment law and HR expertise to businesses across the equestrian industry.

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Sarah Price

Sarah Price

I help clients with HR and employment law enquiries. This includes advising on the drafting and finalising of settlement agreements and advising and assisting on grievance and disciplinary processes. I regularly support the team on the full spectrum of employment law matters, from day-to-day employment and HR matters to advising on Employment Tribunal claims.

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Our work and connections with the equestrian industry

With years of experience advising in the equestrian industry, we understand the unique challenges faced. Whether you are an EEA member or looking for industry-specific legal support, we provide up-to-date, cost-effective guidance to ensure compliance, reduce risk, and protect your business and workforce.

In the event you would like any support, please do get in touch via the enquiry form below, or call 01926 732501, if you have an employment matter that you would like to discuss further, and we can provide further information on next steps and seek to onboard you as a client.

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Our employment law and HR services

We can support you in a number of employment law and HR matters, including:

  • Employment contracts
  • Staff handbooks
  • Managing performance (capability)
  • Disciplinary processes
  • Grievances
  • Long and short-term sickness absence
  • Discrimination
  • Restrictive covenants
  • Restructures and redundancies
  • TUPE
  • Tribunal claims
  • Settlement agreements and negotiating exit packages
  • Mediation
  • Employment law and HR training.

Frequently asked questions

Yes. If you are an EEA member, you are eligible to access HCR Law’s legal and HR support. Non-members may receive ad hoc help but to benefit from the full suite of services (such as retainer-based support) it’s best to become a member.

We can assist with a wide range of issues, including:

  • employment contracts and staff handbook preparation
  • disciplinary, grievance & performance management issues
  • handling short and long-term absence, sickness, discrimination claims
  • restrictive covenants, redundancies, TUPE, tribunal claims, and negotiating exits or settlements.

YEAR is our annual employment law retainer service. Equestrian employers who are EEA members may subscribe to YEAR to obtain ongoing access to legal and HR advice, rather than contacting solicitors on an ad hoc basis. This can provide more predictable costs and faster access to support.

Yes. We aims to provide cost-effective legal advice tailored to the specific scale and needs of equestrian employers. The retainer service and support via EEA membership are designed to make expert legal guidance more accessible to yards, stables and similar operations.

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He has a wealth of experience in business immigration law regularly advising employers on sponsorship matters and compliance. “He’s incredibly dedicated and really knows his stuff – a fantastic lawyer,” comments one impressed source.

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The team is very responsive, and I like the way that they ensure that more than one team member is familiar with a case so that they can give seamless advice in the absence of the lead lawyer.

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Richard is an outstanding lawyer. He quickly gets to the core issues, understands the client’s priorities and has a pragmatic approach to solving the issues and negotiating exceptional deals.

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Rachel is a brilliant employment lawyer, approachable and knowledgeable, and she gives in-depth advice with exactly the right amount of detail.

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Peter has provided first-class support regarding complex HR matters. Excellent quality of advice and written work. He has become a highly valued and trusted business partner.

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Chris is very experienced and good at the work he does.

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Catherine has continually provided us with a very high level of service, advice and solutions.

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Andrea Thomas is pragmatic and willing to accept advice. I found her service to the client to be engaged and thorough.

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Chris Mayers is very experienced and seasoned. He provides meaningful, measured and wise counsel and his personable inclusive style provided very calm and invaluably reassuring to me.

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Adam Cotterill attention to detail made the experience very comfortable. His written and verbal communication when describing or explaining the legal terminology ensured I had a clear and concise understanding of each process. I would highly recommend him to any future clients requiring immigration law assistance.

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HCR initially assisted with a challenging Ancestral Immigration/Citizenship query. The individuals involved were able to thoroughly and extensively review historical policies and legislation. Their collaboration as a team (including me throughout the process) provided confidence for me to proceed (along with their continued support) with the UK Citizenship application.

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I can only commend Adam on the service he provided, his attention-to-detail, along with his professional yet personal nature made the experience very comfortable. His written and verbal communications when describing or explaining the legal terminology ensured I had a clear and concise understanding of each process.

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