Louise Merrett

Public Institution for Social Security v Al Rajaan & 37 Other Defendants

Junior specialising on jurisdiction for the claimant in a claim for in excess of $800 million alleging bribery against the Director General of the Kuwait State pension and social security fund [The Lawyer’s top 20 case of 2020].

XL Insurance Company SE v Axa Corporate Solution Assurance [2015] EWHC 3431 (Comm)

Junior in a major jurisdictional dispute in the commercial court acting for AXA Insurance CSA.

Citations

Louise’s articles and book on international employment law have been cited by the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, High Court, Employment Appeal Tribunal and Employment Tribunals as well as by the Advocate General of CJEU, the New Zealand Supreme Court and the Supreme Court of South Africa. Louise’s analysis of asymmetric jurisdiction agreements was cited extensively and followed in Etihad Airlines v Flother [2019] EWHC 3107 (Comm).

Brexit

Louise has been actively engaged in the profession’s response and preparations for Brexit including membership of special committees of COMBAR, the Bank of England Financial Markets Law Committee and the LCJ’s special Brexit Advisory Committee as well as giving evidence to the House of Lords EU Justice Sub-Committee and speaking at the Chancery Bar Association Annual Conference and to the Chancery Judges.

Regulatory work

Louise has considerable experience in regulatory work having conducted disciplinary and appeal hearings for Trinity College, Cambridge University Court of Discipline and the Perse School. She has recently been appointed as a member of the Bar Council Advisory Panel of Experts.