Laurie Child

Counsel

"Excellent insight and provides impeccable client service with a commercial lens"

Legal 500 UK

Overview

Overview

I’m Counsel in our Jersey Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice and a member of our specialist Channel Islands Employment team.

I advise on the full range of employment and discrimination law matters, including litigation claims, complex employee relations issues, mergers and acquisitions and restructuring projects.

I have particular experience of collective or unionised employment issues, and contribute regularly to cross-border matters for clients operating globally.

My work also includes advising on discrimination law matters arising outside of the employment relationship. This has included obtaining an order striking out a claim against a provider of occupational health services, and negotiating the mediated outcome of a claim relating to the provision of customer telephone banking services.

I advise on all areas of data protection law, and have acted in a number of competition/antitrust matters and contentious matters deriving from Jersey’s financial services regulatory regime and tax information exchange legislation.

“Laurie is a supportive, kind and talented professional with excellent insight on all current employment law matters.”

Chambers and Partners UK 2026

“Approachable, pragmatic and takes the time to understand his client’s industry.”

Chambers and Partners UK 2026

“Proactive, collaborative and very responsive” and recommended for clearly valuing “the human side of the relationship.”

Legal 500 UK 2026

“He considers the bigger picture and offers pragmatic advice to support the best outcome.”

Chambers and Partners UK 2025

“Laurie always delivers promptly and to a high standard.”

Chambers and Partners UK 2025

“Very helpful and knowledgeable.”

Legal 500 UK 2025

“Laurie is commercial, able and drives matters forward.”

Chambers and Partners UK 2024

“He understands our business needs and always reacts on a timely basis with concise and clear guidance.”

Chambers and Partners UK 2024

“Excellent insight and provides impeccable client service with a commercial lens” and “a very competent professional that goes out of his way to maintain good relationships by providing sound advice and support.”

Legal 500 UK 2023

“Always a pleasure to deal with.”

Chambers and Partners UK 2023

“He is personable, down to earth, commercial and very easy to deal with.”

Chambers and Partners UK 2022

“Laurie Child has provided outstanding support – he takes the work very seriously but himself less so.”

Legal 500 UK 2022

“He is always very approachable and has been a pleasure to deal with over the years.”

Legal 500 UK 2022

“Very helpful, very quick to respond and gives very practical advice.”

Chambers and Partners UK 2021

“He is a good sounding board for legal and HR type matters and is a credit to the team and the firm.”

Legal 500 UK 2021

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