Louise Mankau

Profile

Louise is a very down-to-earth and client-friendly barrister.  She has the ability to put clients at ease and is able to explain matters in a clear and plain-English manner.

Louise’s particular areas of expertise include:

Employment law, where she has appeared in a wide range of employment law cases in both Tribunals and the Employment Appeal Tribunal.

Business & Commercial law, where she has acted for clients as diverse as consumers, builders and small and medium-sized businesses and is instructed on a regular basis by a large multinational telecommunications company.  She has also acted in a number of cross-border disputes in the area.  

Property Law, where she advises on a range of property law matters and has appeared regularly in County Courts, the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal and High Court.  She is currently being led by Geraint Jones QC and Philip Rainey in a long running group litigation case involving approximately 100 leaseholders in disputes with their landlord - a case of factual and substantial legal complexity.

Louise also speaks fluent French and German and has a basic level of Spanish and Polish.

Experience

Employment:

Louise has regularly advised and appeared in a wide range of employment law cases in both Tribunals and the Employment Appeal Tribunal, including matters relating to:

• Unfair Dismissal
• Discrimination
• Equal pay
• Unlawful Deduction from Wages
• Victimisation
• Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment)
• Employment matters with an overseas element

Louise acts for both Claimants and Respondents and has particular knowledge of local authority procedures and policies, having advised and acted for numerous London Boroughs and County Councils.

Business & Commercial Law:

Louise has experience in advising, drafting and advocacy work from Small Claims Track level to Multi Track level in both County Courts and the High Court.  Particular areas of expertise include:

• Consumer Contracts
• Consumer Data Protection Issues
• Commercial Agreements
• Cross-border Contract Disputes/Private International Law Matters
• Building Disputes
• Franchise Disputes
• Insolvency – both Corporate and Individual

Property Law:

Louise has experience in a range of property matters, with a particular emphasis on landlord/tenant negotiations. She has experience in the following areas:

• All Landlord and Tenant Matters
• Service Charge Disputes
• Leasehold Enfranchisement
• Mortgage Repossession Claims

Significant Cases

Wimbledon Central Residents Association v Liu [2007]
 
Successfully argued that the Court had jurisdiction to allow an appeal against a consent order in circumstances where rather than making a set aside application, the Claimant had appealed against it.

Memberships

Member, Employment Lawyers’ Association

Member, Property Bar Association

Qualifications

LLB (Edinburgh)

LLM (Maastricht)
 
Common Professional Examination (London)

Lincoln’s Inn Hardwicke Scholar