Louise Fernandes

Louise Fernandes Qualified: 2001 Contact:louise.fernandes@ffw.com

Louise Fernandes is the Professional Support Lawyer in the Employment Group at Field Fisher Waterhouse.

Louise trained and worked as an employment solicitor in the City, and has broad experience of both contentious and non-contentious employment law issues. She has advised on a wide variety of matters, ranging from employee status, managing sickness absence, and the conduct of disciplinary and grievance procedures to whistleblowing and harassment allegations, TUPE transfers, collective redundancies, unfair dismissal and complex discrimination issues.

At Field Fisher Waterhouse, Louise is responsible for producing a variety of client-focused publications on employment law issues, including briefing notes, newsletters and fortnightly email updates on recent developments. She organises both internal and external training, and co-ordinates the Group’s client seminar and workshop programme. Her role also entails producing guidance and precedent documentation for use within the Employment Group.

Louise has written widely for recruitment, HR and legal publications on a variety of topics, ranging from the developments in family-friendly legislation to disability discrimination. She has also co-written and edited a specialist employment law text for the HR and legal market.