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Background

Louis Austin

Call: 2025

Louis began his pupillage in October 2024 under the supervision of Mugni Islam-Choudhury. He is undertaking a specialist employment pupillage and will be welcoming instructions in all areas of employment law as of 7 April 2025.

Prior to commencing his pupillage Louis undertook the BPC at the University of Law in Bristol. While there he worked with the Employment Tribunal Litigant In Person Support Service, running sessions aimed at providing information to Litigants in Person and the opportunity for them to ask questions about the tribunal process.

Before moving to Birmingham to join No5, Louis was involved with the administration of a Brass Band in the South West, and still enjoys attending competitions with them and keeping up to date with their events.

Outside of work Louis enjoys cooking (and obviously eating), having worked in a kitchen for several months prior to commencing the bar course. As well as this he has previously enjoyed playing football and cricket for different sports clubs and now enjoys a game of squash or a frame of pool.

Expertise

Personal Injury

Louis has begun growing his practice in Personal Injury, appearing in various County Courts on behalf of both Defendants and Claimants. He frequently acts on behalf of parties in involved in road traffic accidents, and acts in various matters at all stages of litigation from case management to quantum hearings.

Louis is seeking to develop the breadth his paper-based practise, and has advised and drafted pleadings in Occupiers Liability, Employers Lability and Discrimination cases.

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Clerk Team

Oliver Lee

Practice Director, Employment

oliverl@no5.com

07538 212479

Clare Smith

Practice Manager, Employment

clares@no5.com

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