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  • The team continues to enjoy its position as one of the leading firms advising major corporations and large financial institutions on complex, often cross-border, employment issues across the Channel Islands
  • The team is led by practice group head and partner Richard Sheldon, with partner Niall MacDonald, albeit with the team working with clients on a pan-island basis, rather than jurisdictional silos like all of our competitors
  • Appleby are one of the very few firms who have two specialist employment law partners who can advise on Guernsey employment law issues, and appear before the Tribunal
  • Appleby are the only firm with specialist employment law partners working in all three Crown Dependencies
  • Appleby were appointed following a competitive tender process to draft the Official Statutory Guidance to accompany new Discrimination Ordinance
  • We have been particularly busy in the Tribunals this year acting for major employers on a number of high value or complex discrimination claims
  • The majority of the team’s workload continues to revolve around dealing with high profile and high value executive severance work and advisory work for regulated clients
  • We have been engaged to advise on a number of employee share schemes by key UK referrers, such as CMS or boutique firm Tapestry 
  • One growth area for the team over the last 12 months has been in the area of pensions
  • The firm has continued to advise the Office of the Guernsey Data Protection Commissioner on data protection legislation

Chambers Review

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Offshore: Employment - Guernsey

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Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Appleby maintains a highly regarded employment team with strong expertise in areas including pensions, M&A activity and investigations. The team has experience in acting for both employers and employees.

Work Highlights

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  • Appleby advised Suntera Group on the employment aspects of its acquisition of Carey Commercial.

Strengths

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The Appleby team is professional, high-quality and there when needed.

Offshore: Employment respondent
UK

They provide quality practical and commercial advice.

Offshore: Employment respondent
UK

Appleby are very responsive to enquiries and will pull out the stops when a matter is particularly pressing in relation to time turnaround. They provide solid and practical advice.

Offshore: Employment respondent
UK

They responded well to queries or requests to meet to discuss the project and delivered to the budget agreed.

Offshore: Employment respondent
UK

Notable Practitioners

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Richard Sheldon
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Richard Sheldon
Head of Offshore: Employment
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Band 1

Richard Sheldon is Appleby's managing group partner in Guernsey and heads up the firm's pan-island employment practice. He is distinguished by the breadth of his experience and ability to provide expert advice across a full range of employment matters.

Richard is extremely pragmatic and doesn't beat around the bush. He will give you the advice you need and doesn't waffle, which is exactly what you want.

An excellent lawyer who provides pragmatic advice and guidance.

You can rely on Richard Sheldon for sensible, practical and easy-to-understand advice that is solution-led.

Richard exhibits unparalleled proficiency, compassion and diligence. He is straight-talking, pragmatic and great to have on the team.

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Members

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James Gallimore

Laura Sones

Lisa Upham

Niall MacDonald

Niall MacDonald

Head of Department

Richard Sheldon

Richard Sheldon

Head of Department

Industries

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Arbitration & Alternative Dispute Resolution

Employment

Employment Tribunals

Privacy and Data Protection

directors’ duties

discrimination claims

discrimination legislation

employee share schemes

executive severance

high value disputes

immigration

obligations as a trustee

pensions

regulatory issues

restructuring

salary pension scheme

shareholder disputes

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