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Will Austin-Vautier

Will Austin-Vautier

UK 2026

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About

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Practice Areas

Employment Law | GDPR | Local Legal Services | Offshore Relocations - Relocating Your Business | Offshore Relocations - Relocating Your Family | Regulatory | Relocation Services

Career

Will Austin-Vautier is counsel in Ogier's Channel Islands Local Legal Services team. An employment law specialist, Will has acted for some of the Channel Islands' largest private sector employers, senior finance industry executives, entrepreneurs, and the family offices of ultra-high net worth individuals.

He advises on the full spectrum of contentious and non-contentious matters within the employment sphere – from business start-ups, M&As and organisational change, to workforce management, trade union issues and contractual disputes. In addition to employment law, Will's practice includes discrimination, data protection, housing and work regulation, and general commercial matters.

Professional Memberships

Will is Secretary of the Jersey Branch of the Employment Lawyers' Association. He is a contributor to bodies such as the Employment Forum and previously participated in a working group convened by Jersey's government to consider data protection law changes in advance of the inception of The General Data Protection Regulation in May 2018. He was also co-adviser to the appellant in Jersey's first employment case to be heard by the Jersey Court of Appeal.

Admitted in:

2014 - Jersey

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Offshore: Employment - Jersey

Band 2
Band 2

Individual Editorial

Will Austin-Vautier assists clients with employment matters across a variety of sectors, including financial services, healthcare and hospitality.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • Will is incredibly helpful and pragmatic.

    Offshore: EmploymentChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • Will is experienced, practical and provides innovative solutions to problems. His advice always provides us with a sound platform on which to make decisions.

    Offshore: EmploymentChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • Will has an incredible breath and depth of knowledge. He is concise in his explanations and provides examples of how the advice will effect our business.

    Offshore: EmploymentChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • Will is an attentive, detailed and skilled contact for us to work with.

    Offshore: EmploymentChambers Guide to the Legal Profession

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