Joseph Bryan
UK Bar Guide 2024
Band 6 : Employment
Band 6
About
Provided by Joseph Bryan
Practice Areas
Joseph practises in a broad range of employment, sports and commercial disputes, as well as acting in cases at the intersection of these areas, including High Court injunctive work. He regularly appears, led and as sole counsel, in the Employment Tribunals and in the civil and appellate courts. He is developing particular specialisms in employment disputes involving complex discrimination and whistleblowing claims for both claimants and respondents. These have included high-value pregnancy and maternity discrimination claims brought by senior executives. Recent appellate cases include Connor v Chief Constable of the South Yorkshire Police [2023] EAT 42, Lasdas v Vanquis Bank plc [2022] EAT 198, Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive (t/a Nexus) v National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers [2023] ICR 148 (permission to appeal to the Supreme Court granted) and Pubbi v Your-Move.co.uk [2022] EAT 96. He also sits as a Chair of the Football Association’s National Serious Case Panel.
Career
Called to the Bar: 2015.
Bar Professional Training Course, Outstanding.
Graduate Diploma in Law, Distinction.
MSt Modern Languages, University of Oxford, Distinction.
BA Modern Languages, University of Durham, First Class Hons.
Professional Memberships
Employment Lawyers Association
Employment Law Bar Association
Personal
Other languages spoken: French, German