Sarah Ash
Group Partner*
Guernsey
Sarah leads our Channel Islands Employment Law Group and is the head of our Employment team in Guernsey. She advises on all aspects of contentious and non-contentious employment law.
Sarah advises companies in sectors ranging from financial services, insurance and legal to media on:
She has been seconded to Employment Legal and HR teams, and has spent time in a major international bank where she gained experience of employment matters from a client’s perspective.
*not admitted in Guernsey and not a member of Walkers (Guernsey) LLP
- tribunal claims and procedure
- contracts of employment
- internal grievance and disciplinary matters
- managing sickness absence
- misconduct and capability issues
- dismissals
- discrimination
- employment policies and procedures
- redundancies
- aspects of mergers, acquisitions and disposals.
She has been seconded to Employment Legal and HR teams, and has spent time in a major international bank where she gained experience of employment matters from a client’s perspective.
*not admitted in Guernsey and not a member of Walkers (Guernsey) LLP
Sarah Ash has been my key contact and she stands out as a partner rather than a service provider. Sarah regularly steers me through potentially tricky areas and helps me to ensure that my company is on the right track. She is proactive and exceptional at identifying solutions and resolutions.
Experience and recent work
Previously Sarah was an Associate in the Employment department of Morgan Lewis in London for eight years. Before that she was an Associate at Dewey & Le Boeuf in London. Sarah trained and qualified in the Employment team at Allen & Overy.
Qualifications
Admitted in:
- England & Wales (not practising)
Education:
- Legal Practice Course, BPP Law School, London
- Postgraduate Diploma in Law, BPP Law School, London
- BA (Hons) History, Nottingham University
Employment Lawyers Association
2023 Legal 500 - Employment - Next Generation Partner - "Sarah Ash is perhaps the most personable employment lawyer I have worked with. Sharp mind and highly professional."
2023 Chambers UK - Employment - Band 2 - “She has excellent interpersonal skills and builds strong, meaningful and trusted relationships.”
2022 Legal 500 - Employment - Next Generation Partner - "Sarah Ash has been my key contact and she stands out as a partner rather than a service provider. Sarah regularly steers me through potentially tricky areas and helps me to ensure that my company is on the right track. She is proactive and exceptional at identifying solutions and resolutions."
2022 Legal 500 - Employment - Next Generation Partner - "Active and exceptional at identifying solutions and resolutions."
2021 Legal 500 - Employment - Next Generation Partner - "Sarah Ash is very professional but also has empathy and understands the human aspects of the advice which she gives. She also has good judgement allied with pragmatism."
2020 Legal 500 - Employment - Rising Star
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