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Louise has been practising law for over 25 years, initially solely in the employment field, and more recently also as an ecclesiastical lawyer.
Louise’s ecclesiastical law practice includes work as a Diocesan Registrar and as the Provincial Registrar for the North of England. She advises on a wide variety of issues, including:
Louise’s appointments include:
She also acts for individual clients on matters such as safeguarding, clergy discipline and data protection.
Louise regularly delivers seminars and training for ecclesiastical clients, including IME training for clergy, training for churchwardens, and workshops on GDPR/data protection in the ecclesiastical context. She is an ILM-accredited trainer.
Louise handholds clients through a whole spectrum of employment law issues, from recruitment right to termination, including:
Most of Louise’s clients are employers, but she does also advise and support senior executives. She has particular expertise in the charity and education sectors. Her clients include Bradford Grammar School, the Grammar School at Leeds, Puma, PWS, Mamas and Papas and ITW.
Louise speaks regularly at seminars, both at the firm’s events and as a guest speaker for external organisations. She is an ILM-accredited trainer and her seminars are practical and jargon-free. She is consistently rated as “excellent” by delegates. She has appeared in the local press and on BBC Radio and TV as an employment law expert. She is listed as a key individual in her field in the Chambers & Partners UK and The Legal 500 UK directories.
Louise’s perfect day out would be to indulge in her unusual hobby of church bell ringing during the morning, before walking to a country pub where she would then quench her thirst with some Yorkshire-brewed real ale. Her greatest achievement outside of work has been leading a £63,000 project to restore the 18th-century bells of her local church to full working order with the help of a Heritage Lottery Fund grant. She is also a Kindle addict and loves to curl up with a good e-book.
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Church bell ringing keeps life harmonious for Louise Connacher, ecclesiastical lawyer at Lupton Fawcett, Church of England Diocesan Registrar and the Provincial Registrar for the
By Louise Connacher on 27th July 2020
The Equality Act 2010 came into force on 1 October 2010. The most significant effect of the legislation was improved employment rights for disabled people
By Louise Connacher on 12th February 2019
When a business is sold the buyer and seller both have obligations under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006. The Regulations are designed
By Louise Connacher on 11th February 2019
Veganism is taking centre stage in the Employment Tribunal (“ET”); where it was reported earlier this month that an ET has been asked to decide
By Louise Connacher on 10th December 2018
Changes introduced by the GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018 have increased the time pressure on organisations that have to respond to Subject Access Requests (“
By Louise Connacher on 7th August 2018
As Eid is celebrated by Muslims across the UK, many employers will have to deal with the question of time off for religious festivals.
By Louise Connacher on 15th June 2018
The Employment Appeal Tribunal ("EAT") has just resolved a difficult conundrum that had resulted in conflicting decisions in the Employment Tribunal ("ET").
By Louise Connacher on 13th April 2018
The issue of how to calculate statutory holiday pay for part-time term-time workers has recently been considered by the Employment Appeal Tribunal with surprising results.
By Louise Connacher on 12th March 2018
Recent changes to legislation mean that data protection law is something that agricultural businesses have to take seriously.
By Louise Connacher on 4th January 2018
Mr Skelton was employed by Morrisons as a Senior IT Consultant. He was not at all happy when Morrisons gave him a verbal warning for
By Louise Connacher on 13th December 2017
A recent High Court decision casts doubt over the use of suspension in disciplinary proceedings.
By Louise Connacher on 17th October 2017
The Court of Appeal has recently had to consider the issue of sex segregation in co-educational faith schools.
By Louise Connacher on 17th October 2017
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