Trinity Chambers

Employment & Discrimination

Jane practises predominantly in employment and discrimination law. Jane is instructed to represent claimants (including Trade Union backed claimants) and counts local authorities, health authorities and “blue chip” companies amongst her respondent clients. She has been instructed in a number of high profile discrimination cases (see below). She is the head of the employment group at Trinity Chambers.

Administrative & Public Law

Jane appeared for the North East Group of solicitors, intervenors in the high profile case of The Law Society v Legal Services Commission [2010] EWHC 2550 (Admin), an application for judicial review of the 2010 competitive tendering process for the provision of publicly funded family law services conducted by the LSC. The Administrative Court held that the tendering process was irrational, unfair and arbitrary due to the failure to indicate clearly, in advance, the criteria to be met to win contracts.

Jane has also advised in cases involving closure of local authority residential homes.

Education Law

Jane has also advised in cases involving schools admissions and exclusions.  Her expertise in discrimination law places her at a particular advantage in dealing with disability discrimination in the context of education, as does her knowledge and experience of  public and education law. She has appeared for both the local authority and parents in such cases.

APPOINTMENTS

• Equality and Human Rights Commission Preferred Panel of Counsel
• Fee-paid judge, First-tier Tribunal, Social Entitlement Chamber, England

MEMBERSHIPS 

• Employment Law Bar Association
• Industrial Law Society
• Association of Regulatory and Disciplinary Lawyers 

LECTURES & SEMINARS 

Jane regularly lectures to solicitors on various employment law topics including redundancy, discrimination, equal pay and the Equality Act. Jane has also delivered seminars in relation to education law with a particular focus on discrimination.

EDUCATION & AWARDS

• B.A. , M.Sc. (Industrial Relations, LSE)
• Harmsworth Award - Middle Temple

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 

Worked for a national employers organisation advising on employment law, particularly equalities issues and transfers of undertakings.

Called 1995.

Employment Law Bar Association; Industrial Law Society.

Newcastle upon Tyne University (BA); London School of Economics (MSc Econ).