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B P Collins LLP Offices

B P Collins LLP
20 Station Road
GERRARDS CROSS
SL9 8EL
England
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Jo Davis

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Work Department

Employment

Position

Partner and Employment Practice Group Leader

Career

Jo acts for both private and corporate clients and although well versed in all areas of employment law, she specialises in senior executive and partner exits, tribunal and High Court litigation and partnership disputes.  She also advises on the employment aspects of mergers and acquisitions and has established a reputation in the field of discrimination and whistleblowing, having acted for senior partner, Leslie Seldon, in the leading Supreme Court age discrimination case of Seldon v Clarkson Wright and Jakes, Ryta Kuzel in the whistleblowing case of Kuzel v Roche Products and His Highness Sheikh Khalid Al Qasimi in the whistleblowing case of Robinson v Al Qasimi.

Jo has spoken on a variety of employment law issues on the radio, TV and in seminars.  She is also frequently quoted in the legal press for her views on developments on employment law issues. She commented on the furlough scheme for publications such as the Daily Express and the Chartered Institute of Management.

Jo acts for corporate and high net worth private clients in both contentious and non-contentious matters as well as specialising in corporate support and transactional work.

Reported decisions include Kuzel v Roche Products Limited, Seldon v Clarkson Wright and Jakes.

Jo trained at Barth & Partners, London; qualified 1990; worked in London, High Wycombe and Chelmsford before joining B P Collins; partner 2000.

Memberships

Employment Lawyers Association (ELA)

Education

Dr Challoner’s High School, Buckinghamshire; Manchester Metropolitan University (LLB (Hons)).

Leisure

When Jo is not working, she has a myriad of animals to look after, including dogs, chickens and alpacas as well as her three children.

Lawyer Rankings

South East > Employment > Employment: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx

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Jo Davis – B P Collins LLP

In Gerrards Cross, the ‘tenacious‘ and ‘knowledgeable‘ team at B P Collins LLP assists clients with the full spectrum of employment matters, most notably resisting and enforcing restrictive covenants, and directors’ duties. The firm advises a varied client roster, which includes Daiichi Sankyo UK, BIC UK and Ceva Animal Health. Jo Davis leads the team with a ‘steel fist inside her velvet glove‘, and has extensive expertise in partner and senior executive exits in addition to TUPE transactions, while Kathryn Fielder was promoted to partner in May 2022, and is a specialist in family friendly rights and internal compliance, often acting in discrimination and whistleblowing tribunal claims. Chris Brazier has moved to Doyle Clayton.

South East > Employment > Immigration

B P Collins LLP routinely advises high-net-worth individuals, domestic companies seeking to hire foreign nationals and corporate clients wishing to gain sponsor licenses. Jo Davis in the Thames Valley is geared to handle the full array of employment law matters, while Chris Brazier is knowledgeable of the old and new points-based system and SMS. Kathryn Fielder often assists sponsored employees, whereas Greg Clark supports private clients. All mentioned individuals split their time between London and the Thames Valley, unless stated otherwise.

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