Louisa is regularly instructed on behalf of both Claimants and Respondents, Individuals and Organisations (including public bodies), Union, Insurance and privately-funded clients in respect of multi-day final hearings in the Employment Tribunal.
She advises, drafts legal documents and represents clients across the spectrum of employment law issues, including cases involving unfair dismissal; redundancy; whistleblowing; discrimination (including associative discrimination and discrimination by perception) on the grounds of race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, maternity and sex discrimination; TUPE; industrial action; contracts of employment (including implied terms, worker status and restrictive covenants); taxation of Tribunal awards and settlement figures; injunctions; costs; and judicial mediation.
Louisa provides representation and advice on merit, quantum and tactics, as well as drafting pleadings, schedules of loss, applications, responses, grievance and appeal documents, and without prejudice correspondence. She routinely provides advice on settlement agreements and negotiates exit strategies.
Louisa also often speaks at employment law seminars for professional clients and is available to assist with providing talks and training on specific employment law topics as requested.
Louisa’s experience in personal injury law informs her employment practice in discrimination claims cases where personal injury is or may be alleged. Her expertise in professional regulation also compliments her employment practice in respect of regulated individuals and organisations. Louisa is the Deputy Head of the Sports Law Team, and is available to represent individuals and organisations in respect of sporting employment matters.
About me
When not in court, Louisa likes to be cooking, dancing or halfway around the world – sometimes all three at once. She is also a keen runner and recently ran a Half Marathon in support of a charity close to her heart.
What my clients say
“Her support and understanding of the detail of the case was outstanding in every way. She delivered timely documents and advice throughout and gave us a level of confidence and reassurance we were doing the right thing in taking action. With Ms Simpson standing alongside us we felt empowered and confident throughout this stressful time in our lives.” - Direct Access Athlete Client
“I am very impressed with Louisa: she is reliable, has an outstanding breadth of knowledge, confident and works hard and focussed to put forward and achieve the best. She is very talented and I highly recommend her” - Senior Solicitor & Firm Director/Owner
“I only have positive things to say about working with Louisa, she was able to cut through the complexities of the case to identify the issues and provide pragmatic and commercial advice to the client" - Instructing Solicitor
“Louisa’s involvement has been fantastic and of great benefit to the client. She went above and beyond to assist us and provided some clear and thorough advice which the Partner and I thought was very impressive. I would highly recommend Louisa to any one of my colleagues” - Instructing Solicitor
"Louisa did an excellent job. She had a lot to deal with at short notice…She got exactly the outcome we wanted and dealt with a tricky situation well" - Instructing Solicitor
Professional & academic
- ELA (Employment Lawyers Association)
- ELBA (Employment Law Bar Association)
- ARDL (Association of Regulatory & Disciplinary Lawyers)
- PIBA (Personal Injury Bar Association)
- Middle Temple LGBTQ+ Forum Committee Member
- Middle Temple Young Barristers’ Association (MTYBA) Advocacy Officer & Pupillage Officer
- London
- All Locations