Carey Olsen has a broad practice, representing clients in the financial and professional services sectors on contentious and advisory mandates, alongside a range of claimants including prominent executive-level employees in cases against the public bodies. With a broad focus, the group’s work spans contentious severance and exit negotiations at the executive level, breach of contract and fiduciary duty cases, and regulatory matters. Carly Parrott leads on high-value dismissal and discrimination claims, whistleblowing allegations, and termination matters, while Elaine Gray is experienced in corporate and contentious regulatory cases. Elsewhere, Daniellê Naseem has a developing data protection practice.
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- Carey Olsen is a specialist in both Jersey and Guernsey. They run informative legal seminars, and the advice provided is always balanced but firm, and more direct in tricky situations.
- Carly Parrot stands out as exceptionally knowledgeable, thinking about the business risk.
- Carly understands our business very well; she understands our culture and our cultural approach when addressing employment-related issues. This allows her to apply her significant knowledge and experience in a targeted manner to provide us with practical solutions. This saves a lot of time and gets to good quality options quickly.
- The level of experience of the Employment team is very high.
- The employment team at Carey Olsen is an enthusiastic, knowledgeable, and personable team. The team uses its technical strength to provide commercial solutions to employment matters and always provides timely responses. The team collaborates with us as clients in a way that makes us feel like we are one team working to achieve the outcome.
- Careful advice with breadth of local and industry knowledge is evident within this professional team.
- Carley Parrot has provided exceptional support and advice and is accessible. Her breadth of knowledge is evident, and she always responds in a timely manner.
- Carly Parrott provides a service that is second to none and always ensures that clients remain focused on positive outcomes when disputes arise while offering suggestions for improvements in processes to minimize future risks.
- The team stands out in Guernsey because of its commercial and emotionally intelligent approach and remains at the forefront of developments in employment law and practice in the jurisdiction while ensuring that clients understand the contrasts with employment matters in larger, onshore jurisdictions.
- The individual I work with, Carly Parrott, truly stands out for being both dynamic and exceptionally personable. What differentiates her from competitors is the way she combines deep legal expertise with a warm, engaging style that immediately builds trust and confidence. Carly is proactive, responsive, and consistently thoughtful in her communication, making complex issues feel manageable and ensuring I always feel well-supported. I particularly value her practical, solutions-focused approach and her ability to understand the wider commercial context, which elevates the quality and relevance of her advice. Overall, Carly’s blend of professionalism, energy, and approachability makes her a genuine asset to the firm and a pleasure to work with.
Key clients
- Refrigeration and Controls (Guernsey) Limited
- Charlie's Family Butchers
Work highlights
Advised Refrigeration and Controls (Guernsey) Limited in a preliminary hearing in respect of an application to extend the time limit for an unfair dismissal claim.
Represented Charlie's Family Butchers in a preliminary hearing in respect of an application to extend the time limit to add a discrimination complaint onto an unfair dismissal complaint.
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Practice head
Carly Parrott
Other key lawyers
Elaine Gray; Daniellê Naseem