UK Guide 2026 : Jersey
Ranked Individuals
Provided by Mourant
The Mourant Jersey Employment team provides a full-service offering, acting across a broad range of industry sectors and particularly well regarded for expertise in advising institutional clients in professional service industries. Such businesses are complex, with a number of key stakeholders involved on any matter.
The inimitable breadth of experience across the team (including from our pension and regulatory experts) enables its provision of practical, high-quality advice. All key team members are Jersey-qualified lawyers and have unparalleled expertise within the market. With a number of highly experienced Jersey Advocates, we have unrivalled contentious expertise across the team.
We have a loyal, established client base across a variety of sectors that values the quality of our advice and industry knowledge. Our reputation garners instructions from significant new clients regularly. In 2023, new clients came from a range of industries including private equity, hedge funds, wealth management, transportation and the third sector.
Routine work includes:
More complex work includes employment tribunal litigation, alleged criminal activity by employees and partnership disputes.
Provided by Chambers
Mourant is renowned for its work on both contentious and non-contentious employment law including restructuring, union disputes and tribunal claims. Its clients include domestic and international groups, as well as senior-level executives. The firm enjoys a growing reputation for acting as employment counsel on mergers and acquisitions. It offers additional capabilities in regulatory compliance, including GDPR.
Provided by Chambers
Mourant has a strong understanding of our business and industry and a straightforward approach to dealing with matters.
This is a team that combines technical expertise with a pragmatic, solution-focused approach to ensure complex legal challenges are handled with both precision and practicality.
They are technically very strong with a great understanding of the business and a well-connected team with different specialisms.
Provided by Chambers
Carla Benest is the head of Jersey employment at Mourant. She operates a well-respected employment practice in which she advises a variety of clients, including asset managers and trust companies on the full spectrum of employment issues.
Carla is a knowledgeable professional with a depth of experience and relatable manner.
Carla balances the technical aspects of the law with practical, business-minded solutions to ensure that every piece of legal advice is strategically aligned with our objectives.
Carla is very knowledgeable, responsive and her approach is always in line with commercial priorities.
Laurie has a great understanding of the business and technical knowledge.
Laurie is a supportive, kind and talented professional with excellent insight on all current employment law matters.
Laurie is fantastic to work with. He is approachable, pragmatic and takes the time to understand his client's industry.
Katie Phillips is a senior associate noted for her impressive employment practice. She regularly assists with discrimination matters and tribunal claims.
We are very happy with Katie's responsiveness and the advice she gives.
Katie provides a good level of support.
Offshore: Employment
Offshore: Employment
Offshore: Employment
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