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Lisa Guscott
Director & Head of Employment Law
Employment Law Personal Injury Trade Union Law

Lisa is a Solicitor and Director at Watkins & Gunn. Lisa is Head of Employment and HR Services and also specialises in Personal Injury Law. Lisa assists in the running of the firm through her role as Partner, to help innovate, sustain growth and create new opportunities for our loyal and talented staff.

Experience

Lisa qualified as a Solicitor in 2006. Although, she joined us in 2003, working one day a week whilst studying the LPC (Legal Practice Course). In 2004, after completing the LPC, she became a paralegal before secured a training contract with us. Her time is split equally between Employment Law and Personal Injury work.

Employment Law – Lisa is our Head of Employment Law and HR Services. She is a highly regarded Employment Lawyer who deals with complex Trade Union matters from Industrial Action to disputes regarding the internal workings of Unions. She also deals with unfair/constructive dismissal cases, Settlements Agreements,  complex TUPE disputes and discrimination claims and she advises on a wide range of employment issues to larger organisations. She has been intrinsic in developing our Employment and HR offering to businesses across South Wales and beyond. Lisa regularly delivers presentations and training to unions and employers in relation to employment matters.

Lisa has a particular interest in campaigning and ensuring adequate rights for women in the workplace who are going though peri-menopause/menopause. She is dedicated to working towards providing an education in relation to the effects of the menopause in the workplace and ensuring that those who are affected have adequate protection during a very difficult period.

Lisa is instrumental in growing the employment team at Watkins & Gunn, which is now currently instructed by three Trade Unions in the South Wales and West Region, offering its first class legal advice on fast-paced industrial action matters and supporting their many hundreds of thousands of members with specialist, personalised legal solutions from lawyers who really care.

Professional Qualifications

  • LL.B (Hons) Degree
  • Legal Practice Course (LPC)
  • Lisa trained as a solicitor at Watkins & Gunn.

Professional Memberships

  • The Law Society of England & Wales
  • Member of the Employment Lawyers Association
  • Fellow, Association of Personal Injury Lawyers
  • Member of The Law Society of England & Wales’ Personal Injury Panel
Contact Details
Telephone
01495 533135
Email
lguscott@watkinsandgunn.co.uk