Employment

Carey Olsen

Carey Olsen offers a pan-Channel Islands employment practice, advising primarily financial services clients on pensions issues in addition to providing representation across contentious matters including discrimination and unfair dismissal claims. Following Siobhan Riley’s retirement in July 2023, leadership of the practice is split between Huw Thomas, who acts on the spectrum of contentious and non-contentious employment matters, and Alexa Saunders, who oversees the firm’s pensions matters, working alongside Julie Currie. Tarina Le Boutillier runs a broad contentious and non-contentious practice, covering discrimination and immigration matters.

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Testimonials

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'Their technical knowledge is second to none. What is especially good is the clear, joined up approach between them. You know you are getting the depth of experience from the partner, delivered by or in conjunction with the other team members.'
'Huw Thomas and Tarina Le Boutillier explain employment law without being pompous about the law. They are able to explain the technical details in a language HR and laymen can understand.'
'I have worked with Huw Thomas for approx. 10 years and have always found him knowledgeable in a range of subjects within employment law. The podcasts and employment law updates that the team runs are a great way to keep up to date, and they always have some interesting topics and guests.'
'Huw Thomas' advice is solid, easy to follow and pragmatic.'
'The team is proactive, client-focussed and commercially -minded. Advice is always timely and cuts through the jargon. Unlike many other lawyers, they are refreshingly concise and don't over-engineer their responses.'
'Julie Currie is a fantastic lawyer. It's like dealing with a close colleague. She takes time to understand your business, so she is quick to understand the matter at hand and what advice and guidance will provide the best outcome.'
'Carey Olsen Jersey has a great employment team of experienced and pragmatic lawyers with which we are pleased to partner and work on pan-Island projects and to whom we refer our offshore Isle of Man clients. They are sensible, super to deal with and innovative in their approach.'
'The standout lawyers for us are Huw Thomas and Tarina Le Boutillier - both are excellent. Seasoned advisers and eminently sensible.'

Key clients

Committee of Management of the Public Employees' Pension Fund
Management Board of the Jersey Teachers Superannuation Fund
RBS International Employees’ Pension Trustees Limited (Trustee of the RBS International Pension Trust)
RBS International Employees’ Pension Trustees Limited (Trustee of the RBSI Widows and Orphans Purpose Trust)
Nedbank Private Wealth
Ports of Jersey Limited
Rossborough Financial Services Limited
Fairway Pension Trustees Limited
Alex Forbes
Channel Islands Co-op

Work highlights

Acted as lead advisers to the Committee of Management of the Public Employees' Pension Fund and the Management Board of the Jersey's Teachers Superannuation Fund.
Advised Chanel Islands Co-op on the acquisition of seven Lloyds Pharmacy branches across Jersey and Guernsey.
Provided advice in respect of the Jersey and Guernsey aspects of the RBS International Employees’ Pension Trustees Limited, a multi-jurisdiction pension scheme.