A LAW firm with a York office has been named as the best regional law firm in the UK for its employment/human resource (HR) work by The Legal 500, the leading guide to law firms in the UK.

According to the judges, Lupton Fawcett was given the award on the basis of the range and quality of its work, and its ability to draw on resources across Yorkshire’s major business centres.

The employment / human resource work falls under the remit of the 12-strong employment team, which provides advice to a wide variety of clients, from senior executives and owner-managed business to PLCs and not-for-profit organisations.

The team advises in relation to all aspects of HR and employment law, and also provides ILM accredited training directly to HR teams, senior managers and key personnel.

Andy Gilchrist, director and head of the employment law team, said: “I am personally very pleased that the award is for the entire team, as we are a team in the true sense of the word. Both our lawyers and support staff across all sites have contributed to the award.”