Doughty Street Chambers

Doughty Street Chambers

Region Area

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Louise Price

Louise Price

Work Department

Employment, Discrimination and Equality Law Administrative & Public Law Education Professional Discipline and Regulation Clinical Negligence, Personal Injury & Product Liability Data Protection and Information Law Children's Rights Group

Position

Louise is a leading junior in employment, education and equalities law and has been ranked in both Chambers and Partners and Legal 500 for over 10 years.

Louise is sought after for her experience in all aspects of equalities law both in the employment and non-employment fields. She is regularly instructed in multi-day cases dealing with complex and intricate issues of fact and law, as well appearing in the appellate tribunals and courts, both as a led and sole advocate.

She advises and represents clients in all aspects of professional regulation. A highly skilled advocate, she has considerable experience of appearing in fitness to practise proceedings and acting in statutory appeals and the public law challenges which arise from them.

Her expertise includes children’s rights and young people’s access to education. This includes conducting statutory appeals concerning special education needs provision and the regulation of schools, higher education bodies and students. She has also brought public law and equalities challenges to the provision of education.

Career

Called 2006; Inner Temple. Inner Temple major scholar 2004 and 2005, and Joseph Priestley scholarship.

Languages

Working knowledge French.

Memberships

ELBA, ELA, and DLA.

Education

The University of Manchester (politics and modern history, 1st class Hons); Trinity College Dublin (Msc, international politics); College of Law, London (GDL, distinction).

Mentions

London Bar

Education

Leading junior3
Louise Price –Doughty Street Chambers ‘Louise’s knowledge and expertise in education law is second-to-none. She has a brilliant way of not just understanding very complex and novel points of education law but explaining it in a way that can be understood and tailored to the person she is talking to. Watching her in court is like watching a master class in advocacy.’
London Bar

Employment

Leading junior3
Louise Price – Doughty Street Chambers 'Louise is powerful, persuasive and impactful. A gifted junior.'