Beverley qualified in 1988 and having worked in-house and in the City she set up Crossland in March 2008, and set about assembling a 'brigade' of highly experienced and practical solicitors and barristers who could give commercial and straightforward advice to clients. Their combined experience totals over 100 years in employment law. In 2021 Beverley created an Employee Ownership Trust, so that the firm is now owned by the employees and in May 2025 she stepped back to become a consultant to the firm.
Top ranked in Chambers' Guide and Legal 500, Beverley draws on her experience from over thirty years in the law, as well as her time as a Commercial Director for a PLC and also as in-house lawyer. She describes herself as a problem solver, helping businesses to find solutions to difficult employment problems which often do not involve expensive and stressful litigation.
However, if litigation is needed, she is a very experienced advocate in both the Employment Tribunal and the Employment Appeal Tribunal, Beverley has also taken cases as far as the Court of Appeal when required.
Beverley has also acted for senior executives - ensuring that they leave an organisation with the best possible deals.
Beverley also advises a lot on restrictive covenants, either in defending claims made by former employers against their new employer, or in acting to protect the business and confidential information of her clients.
Away from the office Beverley is a keen traveller, runner and holds a private pilot's licence. She is also a regular contributor to all of the main HR journals as well as regular appearances on the radio for BBC Radio Oxford and LBC. She is also a children's author - Giants & Dragons by Beverley Sunderland.
