From time to time, Thompsons has been involved in major legal disputes on industrial and trade union law, particularly during the 1960’s and 1970’s.
Thompsons has also frequently responded to the need for help in major industrial disputes, the most noteworthy being the Grunwick Dispute, Wapping and the Miners’ strike as well as many less-publicised but highly significant local matters of a similar nature.
The field of employment rights is yet another area where the firm has taken the leading role, with numerous cases brought through the British court system as well as the European courts.