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Huw Thomas

Huw Thomas

UK 2026

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About

Provided by Carey Olsen

Practice Areas

Huw Thomas has been advising on employment issues, data protection and information management for more than 10 years.

He has broad experience of both contentious and non-contentious employment matters with a particular emphasis on regulatory issues in the finance industry in both Jersey and Guernsey. He also specialises in mediation.

Huw is a regular speaker at breakfast briefings, conferences and seminars.

Huw advises in both Jersey and Guernsey as part of the Carey Olsen Channel Islands Employment Team.

Career

Huw qualified as an English Solicitor in 1999. He has worked for leading employment law firms in the City of London and has previously spent five years developing the employment team in another law firm in the Channel Islands prior to running his own employment law consultancy.

Professional Memberships

He is a member of the Employment Lawyers’ Association and a CEDR Accredited Mediator.

Huw is a Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe (CIPP/E) and a Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM).

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Offshore: Employment - Jersey

Band 1
Band 1

Individual Editorial
Huw Thomas is a partner in Carey Olsen's employment, pensions and incentives department. He advises on both contentious and non-contentious matters including union negotiations, executive exits and harassment claims.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • Huw is an extraordinary resource. He has extensive knowledge, expertise and experience on all complicated employment matters. Huw is responsive, diligent, efficient and knowledgeable.

    Offshore: EmploymentChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • Huw is a very skilled practitioner who engages very well with clients.

    Offshore: EmploymentChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • Huw is an expert in his field and I always feel confident in the advice he provides. He is pragmatic and commercial and translates the legislation into an approach that can be implemented practically.

    Offshore: EmploymentChambers Guide to the Legal Profession

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