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Jeffrey Jupp

Employment, Discrimination and Regulatory Practice Profile 

Jeffrey is regularly instructed on behalf of individuals, private employers, local authorities and insurers in all aspects of employment and discrimination law.  He also appears in medical and financial disciplinary and regulatory tribunals.

  • Discrimination
  • Unfair Dismissal
  • TUPE
  • Equal Pay
  • High Court Actions
  • Data Protection and Human Rights in the Workplace
  • Disciplinary Tribunals

Cases 

Baxter v Titan Aviation Ltd UKEAT (2011) 0355/10/SM

  • Whether driver entitled to National Minimum Wage during layover.

Agbodo v Hertfordshire County Council [2010] All ER (D) 232 (Mar)

  • Whether concessions made before ET were binding on unrepresented Claimant.

Duncan v Sec of State for Defence [2009]  [2009] All ER (D) 121 (Oct)

  • Whether Sec of State’s interpretation of the armed forces compensation scheme for injured soldiers was correct.  (Led by Derek Sweeting QC).

Johnson v Edwardian International Hotels [2008] All ER (D) 23 (May) EAT 

  • Mental capacity in the employment tribunal.

John McCarthy v McCarthy & Stone plc [2007] EWCA Civ 664: (2008) 1 All ER 221

  • Discretion and taxation in share option schemes (Led by Derek Sweeting QC).

 

Discrimination (all strands)

Jeffrey acts for employers and employees in substantial discrimination claims.  Examples of such cases are listed below:

  • Acting for a multi-national consulting company in a substantial DDA claim where compensation of £1m + was claimed.
  • A 7 week race discrimination case representing a local authority brought by a senior officer out of the alleged failure to promote to various positions over 15 years.
  • Acting for professional regulator in an action of harassment brought against it by one of its members.
  • Acting for a doctor in a substantial harassment case against his professional disciplinary body.
  • Acting on behalf of a local authority in a race discrimination case involving a housing officer lasting 4 weeks.
  • Acting on behalf of a multi national company in a case involving alleged religious discrimination.
  • Acting on behalf of a local authority in a sex and race discrimination claim brought by a dismissed teacher listed for 10 days in the employment tribunal.
  • On behalf of a local authority in a race discrimination case brought by a housing officer allegedly denied promotion listed for 6 days in the employment tribunal.
  • On behalf of a local authority in race and disability discrimination claim alleging lack of reasonable adjustment on the grounds of disability bought by an auditor in a claim listed for 10 days.
  • On behalf of a lesbian employee in an engineering company alleging sexual harassment over 3 years.

 

Data Protection; Privacy  and Human Rights in the workplace

  • Co-author of the Chapter; Human Rights in the Workplace in Tolleys’ Employment Law
  • Jeffrey regularly advises employers on matters of data protection, RIPA, social media, and human rights issues arising out of the use of personal data in the employment context.  

TUPE

  • Regularly instructed by individuals, transferors and transferees in TUPE cases and has particular experience of the following sectors:  Local government; motor industry; car transportation; retail; mining; engineering; consulting; defence contractors; and IT.

Agency Workers

  • Currently instructed on behalf of a substantial TWA and on behalf of hirers in respect of the 2011 Regulations and has experience of advising on Swedish Derogation contracts.
  • Has delivered seminars on the Agency Workers Regulations 2011

Equal Pay

  • Acted for and advised local authorities in equal pay act claims involving individuals.
  • Currently instructed by a local authority in a multiparty mammoth Equal Pay Claim involving over 1,000 claimants.

High Court Employment Law Actions and Advisory Work

  • Regularly represents both employers and senior employees in High Court injunction proceedings in relation to restrictive covenants, confidentiality clauses and springboard injunctions.
  • Advises and represents individuals and employers in respect of Share Option Schemes, Bonus cases and Carried Interest arrangements. 
  • Acted for insurers and employees in respect of the enforcement of phi policies.
  • Advising employers and employees on severance packages for senior executives.

Disciplinary Tribunals

Jeffrey prosecutes and defends before disciplinary tribunals, including the following:  Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy; General Medical Council; Royal Pharmaceutical Society Statutory Committee; Professional Conduct Committee of the British Acupuncture Council; Police Disciplinary Tribunals; Institute of Chartered Accountants, and; Care Standards Tribunal.

Professional Memberships 
• Association of Regulatory and Disciplinary lawyers
• Employment Law Association
• Employment Bar Association
• Bar Pro Bono Unit

Publications and Lecturing

  • Is a contributor to Tolleys Employment Law loose-leaf
  • Published on employment law matters in Financial Times; Workplace law and New Law Journal
  • Regularly lectures to solicitors and in-house on all aspects of employment law. 

Contact Jeffrey Jupp

Phone: +44 (0) 20 7242 3555
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7242 2511
Email: clerks@7br.co.uk