Louise Hall - Partner

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Career

  • Advocate in Guernsey, 1995
  • Solicitor in England and Wales, 1989

Highlights

  • Advising on employment aspects of major business separations
  • Advising on Guernsey law aspects of global restructuring
  • Advising on senior executive severance

*Note: use of an asterisk against a lawyer's name means that this lawyer is qualified in a jurisdiction other than Guernsey and is not a Guernsey Advocate.

More About Louise Hall

Louise is a founding partner of AO Hall. She advises on all aspects of contentious and non-contentious employment matters including terms and conditions, dismissals,  disciplinary issues, restructurings and housing licence applications.  She also advises clients on strategic decision-making with human resource implications. 

Louise has been ranked First Tier by Legal 500 and Band 1 by Chambers Europe.

Louise is a regular speaker on employment law issues. She also works closely with the GTA University Centre and her institutional client base to deliver innovative training in her specialist area. 

In 2005, Louise was instrumental in establishing the Guernsey Employment Bar Association.  She is the Employment Lawyers Association representative in Guernsey.

 

Education

Certificat d’Etudes Juridiques Françaises et Normandes - Université de Caen Basse-Normandie, France, 1990

Common Professional Examination, Chester Law School, 1985 - 1986

Bachelor of Science - UMIST, 1985

  

Professional Qualifications

Advocate in Guernsey, 1995

Solicitor in England and Wales, 1989

 

Career

AO Hall, 2005
 
Carey Olsen, Guernsey, 1990 - 2005
 
Baker & McKenzie, London, 1989
 
Slaughter & May, London, 1987 - 1989
 

Recommendations

"Stands out for non-contentious matters" - Legal 500, 2011
 
Leading non-contentious specialist Louise Hall is described as a "very empathetic, solutions-oriented lawyer, she always provides options, and the pros and cons of each one" - Chambers Europe 2011
 
Non-contentious specialist Louise Hall is "the benchmark for employment lawyers" - Legal 500, 2010
 
"Superb", "The leading non-contentious employment lawyer in Guernsey" and "Large financial institutions dominate Hall's client base, and she is active in advising on redundancies." - Legal 500, 2009
  
"A 'market leader in employment law', founding partner Louise Hall is widely recognised as outstanding in this sector.  Known primarily for her non-contentious work, she is praised for her 'thoroughness, approachability and broad knowledge'.  One impressed client added: 'She takes a pragmatic viewpoint and has the benefit of real commercial experience'" - Chambers Europe, 2008
 

Highlights

Advising on employment aspects of major business separations

Advising on Guernsey law aspects of global restructuring

Advising on senior executive severance