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

37 min read

Employment Rights Bill tracker

Employment

14 min read

Comparison of Protected Disclosures Legislation ROI v GB

D&O and Financial Institutions

7 min read

Employment law developments in 2024/25 and beyond

Employment

3 min read

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

Employment

4 min read

External HR consultants conducting grievance and disciplinary processes not liable as agents for employer's decision to dismiss

Employment

5 min read

Parent company not agent of subsidiary in relation to allegedly discriminatory changes to long-term incentive plan

Employment

18 min read

Northern Ireland Good Jobs Consultation response: proposals and comparison with position in Great Britain

Employment

4 min read

Dismissal of disabled employee for inappropriate and offensive online messages was justified

Employment

3 min read

Employee not entitled to be paid for hours exceeding ‘intended weekly average’ specified in contract

Employment

4 min read

Employer not obliged to offer alternative roles that redundant employee had confirmed she had no interest in