Recruitment law experts for the sector's legal and commercial issues

Blake Morgan’s expert recruitment law solicitors are acknowledged by the legal industry as being some of the best in their field, providing expert recruitment law advice on regulation, tax, restructuring, resourcing and employment matters to organisations supplying or relying on permanent, self-employed or temporary staff and agency workers.

Blake Morgan’s nationwide recruitment law service advises on all legal considerations facing recruitment businesses. Our recruitment sector lawyers are part of Blake Morgan’s Employment, Pensions, Benefits and Immigration group with over 20 legal experts.

Main Areas Of Practice


Employment and discrimination claims

Our specialist recruitment lawyers can advise on how to avoid claims being made against your business arising out of recruitment matters.

Terms and conditions

Our recruitment law experts work with you to understand your business and protect your commercial position.

Income tax and social security

We advise on IR35, public and private sector off-payroll working regimes, and CIS.

Immigration law

We provide specialist immigration advice and related legal duties to recruitment businesses.

Recruitment supply chains

Our expert team advises on disputes and debt recovery within the recruitment supply chain.

Contractual agreements

We have a wealth of experience in drafting specialist employment contracts for recruitment companies covering commission arrangements.

Liability and insurance issues

Our recruitment law experts advise on current best practice risk apportionment between supplier and end user.

Digital recruitment

Our experts provide advice on all aspects of online recruitment including websites, cookies and compliance with terms and conditions.

Restrictive covenants

We help to fully protect your business in the event of a potential breach of restrictive covenants, confidentiality or database theft. We recognise the time-critical nature of such situations and will guide and support you through any appropriate action you choose to take.

Our Clients


We have a wide range of clients, ranging from small and medium-sized enterprises to large multinationals.

"Blake Morgan are always knowledgeable and put forward solutions to difficult issues."
- Chambers and Partners, 2025


"They offer very clear and realistic advice and always provide many options in simple terms. They are always approachable and responsive."
- Chambers and Partners, 2025


"The Blake Morgan team are very helpful and cover all areas of law that we need. They're also good value for money."
- Chambers and Partners, 2025


Highlights


Providing complex TUPE and commercial advice on a major Recruitment Process Outsourcing project for a large multinational hirer.


Working with a prominent trade association to prepare contractual documentation compliant with the Agency Workers Regulations 2010; and, for another national organisation, providing day-to-day advice on the application of the Agency Workers Regulations 2010.


Taking a variety of successful actions against errant employees and ex-employees who have breached duties of confidentiality and restrictions for various recruitment companies, and successfully defending a claim for non-payment of commission to a recruitment consultant.


Awards And Accolades


Our Experts


Rajiv
Joshi
Partner

Reading

View Profile
Paula
Kathrens
Partner

Cardiff

View Profile
Joanne
Davies
Partner

Cardiff

View Profile

BM Insights


Articles

Many employers provide generous death benefits for their staff, commonly insured lump sum benefits calculated as multiples of gross salary at the time of any death in service. In the...

Read More

Newsletters

April is the usual month for increases in a wide range of statutory rates and limits. This year is no exception. However, we also have the introduction of the new...

Read More

Articles

The UK immigration system is in transition from physical documents to prove immigration status (such as biometric residence cards and permits) to a digitised immigration system. On 1 November 2024,...

Read More

Guides

The Employment Law Handy Fact Card 2025/26 from Blake Morgan Read our brand new handy fact card. April is the usual month for increases in a wide range of statutory...

Read More

Articles

The Government has recently commenced a consultation exercise about introducing mandatory ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting for large employers. The aim is to use a similar reporting framework that...

Read More

Articles

Growing up in Mountain Ash in the south Wales valleys, Paula Kathrens didn’t set out to be a lawyer. She was on track for a career in physiotherapy until her...

Read More

Get in contact

Need Advice?
Call 023 8090 8090
Or Fill in The Form

Our Experts are here to help

  • Privacy Notice

    Blake Morgan Privacy Policy

    We do not use any enquiries to the [email protected] email address or any completed forms for marketing purposes.

  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Change your cookie consent
Skip to content