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Louise Lightfoot

Partner

Louise is a UK employment, labor and immigration partner.

Louise is a partner in our employment and labour group specialising in UK employment and immigration laws with particular expertise in the Industrials sector as well as being a lead partner for the Industrials sector.

Louise advises across the whole range of contentious and non-contentious UK employment law issues and regularly assists clients with international labor and employment projects helping them navigate multi-jurisdictional requirements.

Louise can help businesses like yours with the employment aspects of commercial transactions, providing strategic advice in conection with re-organisations and TUPE transfers. She also works with clients seeking to move their workforce around the globe and can help you navigate UK immigration laws when recruiting overseas nationals.

She also regularly provides legal training to legal, HR and business teams.

 

Recent experience includes advising:

â–      a US based industrial sector company in relation to many aspects of its group restructure. This involved a large-scale inter-company restructure, and several acquisitions and disposals both in the UK and internationally. Advising on the application of TUPE to the various transactions and the associated employment liabilities arising as a consequence of them as well as providing strategic and practical advice

â–      a global industrial sector client on its approach to the COVID-19 pandemic, including the different approaches across EMEA, the various Government subsidies available, any consultation requirements and its approach with the trade unions on its proposals.

â–      a UK based energy sector client on the handling of a complex grievance raising allegations of race and sex discrimination and the successful mediation solution

â–      a global water solutions provider on international outsourcing of a number of its internal functions (IT, HR and Procurement) advising on the application of TUPE across multiple jurisdictions including the UK helping them to meet their commercial objectives

â–      a  UK based industrials sector client on the successful mediation of a complex UK employee dispute,  assisting the client defend allegations of unfair dismissal and breach of contract from senior executives following their dismissal

â–      a multinational energy sector client on cross border redundancies covering not only the UK but across Europe

â–      a UK based utility business on the changing of terms and conditions following the merger of its business with another, advising on not only the design of the initial proposals but the election of representatives, the running of the consultation process and the implementation of the changes ensuring that the project was completed on time and within budget

â–      a multinational client on the impact of Brexit on UK immigration requirements and the ability to retain EU Nationals following the end of the transitional period

 

Over her career,  Louise has presented at many public and client conferences and events in both Europe and the US.

She has also lectured in employment law on the Legal Practice course at the College of Law in York.

Louise is the UK employment & labour practice group lead for the Industrials sector and Co-Head for the Industrial Engineering & Manufacturing sector.

Diploma in Legal Practice, Manchester Metropolitan University - 1995-1996

LLB (Hons) Law - University of Newcastle upon Tyne - 1992-1995

Louise Lightfoot

Partner

Louise Lightfoot

Partner

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