About

Provided by Walkers

Our integrated experience and expertise covers the entire life cycle of employment issues, from recruitment and contracts to compromise agreements and post-termination restrictions. We guide and support clients on compliance projects and training, organisational change, workplace investigations, disputes, and senior exits.

We focus on pro-actively engaging with clients to manage and reduce risk and resolve disputes in a discreet and commercial manner. We horizon-scan and listen to our clients to help them anticipate issues before they arise to achieve their desired outcome in a cost-effective manner.

Our broad expertise includes:

  • Recruitment
  • Employment contracts
  • Policies, and procedures
  • Disciplinary and grievance processes
  • Employee handbooks
  • Employment law aspects of pension changes
  • Corporate Immigration
  • DE&I projects
  • Discrimination
  • Managing sickness absence
  • Misconduct
  • Performance and capability issues
  • Corporate Restructuring
  • Redundancy
  • Dismissals
  • Senior executive agreements and exits
  • Transfers of undertakings
  • Employment issues in corporate transactions and acquisitions
  • Protection of confidential information
  • Bonus disputes
  • Enforcing restrictive covenants

Chambers Review

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Offshore: Employment - Guernsey

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Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Walkers has a highly regarded employment practice with strengths in advisory work, including pensions, contract, immigration and restructuring matters. Its clients include individual employees, financial institutions and government bodies. The team regularly advises both public and private sector employers. It is called upon for advice on employment aspects of corporate transactions.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Sarah Ash
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Sarah Ash
Head of Offshore: Employment
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Band 1
Sarah Ash is head of Walkers' Channel Islands practice group based in Guernsey. She has a wealth of experience advising clients on employment matters and is highly capable when it comes to both disputes and non-contentious work.

She's a pleasure to work with, engaging and undeniably expert in her field.

Sarah is a very capable and knowledgeable individual.

Sarah is an excellent communicator and experienced individual with a wealth of employment knowledge.

Sarah was a steady hand throughout the entire process. She was a great lead and great at engaging different members across the team as needed when I required specialist support.

Sarah is exceptionally knowledgeable about employment law. She ensures complex matters are communicated at an easy-to-understand level.

Danielle Brouard
Danielle Brouard
Associates to watch

Danielle Brouard is a senior counsel with a growing reputation. She is experienced in both contentious and non-contentious employment matters.

Danielle is highly responsive as well as having that ability to cut through complex issues. She is a really safe pair of hands.

Danielle was a great help at getting me through a testing month. She made the whole process very easy and with her help we came to a swift conclusion. I cannot recommend her highly enough.

Danielle is an excellent communicator and experienced individual.

Danielle is very capable, approachable and clear in her advice.

Danielle is immensely knowledgeable and well regarded.

Ranked Lawyers at
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Offshore: Employment

Sarah Ash
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Sarah Ash
Head of Offshore: Employment
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Band 1
Danielle Brouard
Danielle Brouard
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Members

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Sarah Ash

Sarah Ash

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