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Jake Davies

020 7815 3200 clerks@fivepaper.com

Position

Jake has been recognised as a leading junior in employment law by the Legal 500 for a number of years. His client base includes various public bodies and large corporate employers as well as directors and senior employees. Jake specialises in employment, contract, discrimination and whistleblowing claims and has successfully represented local authorities in various reported appeal cases.

He is regularly instructed by public bodies and large corporate employers to give expert advice and appear in cases relating to contracts, internal procedures, reorganisations, job evaluations, pay, employment status, discrimination, Covid-19, tax, pensions, shares and other significant issues which potentially affect the whole work force. He has represented schools and local authorities at NCTL appeals.

Jake leads the Employment group and is chair of the public access committee. He is also a member of the Banking and Finance and the Civil Fraud groups. His commercial practice includes restrictive covenants, breach of fiduciary duty and professional negligence.

Jake has considerable experience of various mediation schemes. He accepts instructions on a direct access basis and is chair of chambers DPA committee.

Reported cases include:

Ukegheson v London Borough of Haringey [2017] EWCA Civ 1140 and [2015] ICR 1285 (EAT) (race, religious and sex discrimination), Steel v London Borough of Haringey [2015] All ER (EAT) (unlawful deductions) co.uk › Cases › 2014 › December, Horlorku v Liverpool City Council UKEAT/0020/15/DA) (race discrimination), Mba v Merton [2014] ICR 357 (CA) (religious discrimination)McIntosh v Governing Body of St Marks [2014] All ER (EAT)

Career

Called 1997; Inner Temple; before being called to the Bar, worked as a research assistant for MEPs; Director of Studies for a business language school.

Languages

Spanish.

Memberships

COMBAR; ELBA.

Education

William Ellis School, London; Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge (1988 History first class degree); City University (CPE).

Leisure

Football, golf, literature, walking the dog.