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Penny Hunt

  • “Hamlins were very easy and straightforward to deal with from start to finish. What makes them stand out for me is just how professional the team are, particularly Penny Hunt, who made what was a very stressful experience for me manageable.”

    Legal 500 2026

  • “The individuals I have worked with are extremely talented and diligent, excellent communicators who go over and above to meet their client's needs. Matthew Pryke and Penny Hunt who I have worked with recently both absolutely embody all of these traits.”

    Legal 500 2026

  • “Penny Hunt's knowledge, experience and empathy are next level. She was able to guide me through the most difficult experience of my life, she listened to me and her advice always took my personal best interest into consideration. She knew when to push, what my tolerance to risk was and understood me. She is extremely knowledgeable and is confident in her work. Having someone truly fight my corner when I was emotionally fragile was a life line. I would not hesitate to recommend her in the future.”

    Legal 500 2026

  • “I was working with Penny Hunt, who was outstanding. She was hugely kind, professional, skilled and effective. I'm massively grateful to her for her sage advice, patience and support over a difficult period. Her approach to managing the counterparts was also excellent and reduced the stress I experienced massively. She was extremely kind and responsive in helping me when I needed her advice, and extremely efficient in her use of time.”

    Legal 500 2026

  • “Penny is a diligent, bright, articulate and client focused solicitor”

    Chambers & Partners 2025

  • “Penny Hunt has been our main point of contact in the UK and has guided us through a number of difficult situations.”

    Legal 500 2024

  • “She is commended for her astute advice to employers and senior executives on redundancy consultations, senior exits and whistleblowing claims.”

    Chambers & Partners 2024

  • “I would highly recommend Penny. She provides excellent service and helps achieve the best result possible.”

    Chambers & Partners 2024

  • “Thank you Penny for all of the help and support you gave me in my redundancy process and negotiations. It was an exhausting and emotional process, but your incredible insight and knowledge helped me get through it and achieve an outstanding exit.”

    Senior Executive

  • “Penny, the support you gave me throughout what was the most difficult and stressful experience in my life was next level and gave me the confidence to believe in myself and to not back down. Not only are you extremely knowledgeable and experienced, but most importantly you listen and knew when the time was right to draw the line in the sand. For that I can’t thank you enough.”

    Senior executive employee client, Financial services

  • “I'm extremely grateful for all your support Penny and hugely impressed by your combination of professionalism, skill, effectiveness, patience, warmth and kindness. ”

    Senior Executive, Education
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About Penny

Penny is an Employment Partner at Hamlins and head of our Employment practice.

Penny has more than 20 years’ experience in employment law gained at international firms.

She provides strategic, proactive and practical advice to clients, both domestically and internationally, across a broad range of sectors, including tech, financial services and life sciences, with a particular focus on music, media, entertainment and sport.

Penny advises employers on the full range of employment issues which arise during the employment life cycle, from recruitment through to redundancies, performance dismissals and executive exits. Her practice covers complex and sensitive investigations, grievances, disciplinaries, equal pay, whistleblowing, TUPE and industrial relations issues. Penny has also worked on secondment to a client during a well-publicised industrial relations dispute.

She is an experienced litigator and regularly assists her clients with claims in the Employment Tribunal, Employment Appeal Tribunal and High Court. She also advises on business protection matters involving team moves and confidentiality issues.

Penny advises senior and board level executives on negotiating employment terms on entry and termination packages on exit. She is a member of the International Forum of Senior Executive Advisers.

Penny regularly provides training to help clients manage the employment law risks facing their businesses and advises clients on how to plan and implement strategies to reflect new or forthcoming legislation. She is a regular speaker at external events and conferences and is a member of the Employment Lawyers Association and sits on its Training Committee.

Penny is recognised as a Next Generation Partner and Recommended Lawyer in Legal 500 2026 and ranked in Chambers & Partners 2025.