Joanne Bell

Legal Director

Manchester

Joanne trained with the firm and specialised in employment law on qualification.

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About Joanne

Bio
  • Biography

    Joanne trained with the firm and specialised in employment law on qualification. As a senior solicitor in the team Joanne advised on a wide range of employment law issues and represented clients at employment tribunal.

    After six years with the firm Joanne joined BPP Law School where she was a senior lecturer and Deputy Programme Leader of the Legal Practice Course.

    Joanne returned to DAC Beachcroft in January 2009 as a Professional Support Lawyer for the Employment, Pensions and Immigration Group (“EPI”). Her current role as HLegal Director - Knowledge Lawyer for EPI includes providing sector specific updates to clients and to the EPI on legal developments and their business impact, as well as maintenance of the Group’s knowledge bank and precedents. She is also responsible for the training and development programme for the lawyers in the team.

Sector Expertise
  • Financial Services

Service Expertise
  • Employment

  • Employment

Office Location

Manchester Skyline

Manchester

  • Landmark, St Peter's Square,
  • 1 Oxford Street,
  • Manchester, M1 4PB

+44 (0) 161 934 3000

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Employment

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Employer’s handling of sexual harassment complaint was negligent, but disclosure of private information in context of complaint was justified and proportionate

Employment

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Government launches review of family-related leave

Employment

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No failure to make reasonable adjustments where adjustments have no real prospect of removing disadvantage

Employment

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Protect survey shows younger workers less likely to blow the whistle

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Reasonable adjustments – no breach of duty where proposed adjustments not feasible for operational and safety reasons

Employment

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Redundancy dismissal unfair where employer failed to search for alternative employment

Employment

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Employment Rights Bill tracker

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Comparison of protected disclosures legislation ROI v GB

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Employment law developments in 2024/25 and beyond

Employment

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Employer's vicarious liability for employees' negligence did not transfer under TUPE