Myers Fletcher & Gordon

Litigation

Professional Overview 

Gavin Goffe is Head of MF&G’s Litigation Department and Industrial Relations Practice Group and is widely recognised as one of Jamaica’s leading employment and public law litigators. He has led numerous landmark cases that have shaped employment and administrative law in Jamaica. 

Practice Focus 

Employment and labour law, industrial relations, public law, constitutional litigation, regulatory and administrative law. 

Key Experience & Matters 

• Successfully defended employer vaccination policies during the COVID-19 pandemic (Parkins v Cari-Med Group).
  • Defended the largest employee award at the time before the Court of Appeal (ATL Group Pension Fund Trustees v IDT).
  • Obtained injunctions against the State in constitutional class-action litigation concerning unlawful traffic enforcement.
  • Successfully quashed Industrial Disputes Tribunal awards, clarifying jurisdictional limits on redundancy claims.
  • Challenged ministerial referrals to the IDT on grounds of waiver. 

Professional Engagement 

• Frequentlyretainedon matters with national employment and public policy implications.
  • Regular tutor at the Norman Manley Law School. 

Certificate of Legal Education – Norman Manley Law School • LL.B. (Hons) – University of the West Indies • Admitted to practice in Jamaica