Debenhams Ottaway

Employment.

Louise is a partner and the head of the employment team. Louise specialises in employment law, advising employers or employees. She works with a broad range of owner-managed SMEs, family businesses, UK subsidiaries and charities, typically employing 150 employees or less. Louise offers a complete employment service which includes preparation of contracts and handbooks; advice on handling HR issues such as disciplinaries and redundancies; advice on the employment aspects of organisational change such as restructuring and mergers, and representation at employment tribunals. She also has experience of litigating employment disputes in the civil courts to include enforcing restrictive covenants, springboard injunctions for data theft and obtaining search orders. Louise regularly advises employees, particularly senior executives on service agreement terms.

Trained at Turner & Debenhams (now Debenhams Ottaway); Qualified 1998; partner 2003.

Employment Lawyers Association; CIPD Affiliate Member.

Winchmore Hill; Southgate Technical College (1988, 3 A levels); York University (1991 Politics BA (Hons) 2(1)); Middlesex University (1993-94 Common Professional Examination); London Guildhall University (1994-95 Legal Practice Course (Commendation)).

Fine dining, yoga, swimming and travel.