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Jude Shepherd   Jude Shepherd
Date of: Call - 1996
Phone:   020 7831 0222  
Fax:   020 7831 2239  
Email:   clerks@42br.com  
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Summary Of Practice

Jude was called to the bar in October 1996 and is experienced in representing a wide variety of clients in employment law.

Prior to joining chambers she worked for one of the leading London employment law firms.

Jude’s principal area of practice has continued to be employment law, regularly acting for both employees and employers. Jude advises and represents employers ranging from government bodies and local authorities to large commercial PLCs and small to medium enterprises.

Outside of her full time legal practice Jude is the Company Secretary of a commercial organisation. This diversity and depth of understanding of all parties’ positions puts her in a unique position to advise and act on behalf of a wide variety of clients.

Whilst Jude spends most of her time as an advocate in the Employment Tribunals and Employment Appeal Tribunal, she also regularly consults with and advises organisations on how to avoid litigation in this increasingly complex field of law. This advice includes a programme of lectures for clients and detailed legal seminars for instructing solicitors.

Jude’s areas of specialism cover all aspects of employment law including race, sex, disability and age discrimination, unfair and wrongful dismissal, breach of contract, restrictive covenants, wages claims, redundancy, TUPE and maternity and paternity rights.

Jude is accredited to undertake public access work.

 

Professional Memberships

Employment Lawyers Association

Employment Law Bar Association

The Institute of Employment Rights

Industrial Law Society

 

Selected Cases

Bone v London Borough of Newham (Court of Appeal), 2008 ICR 923 (Practice and Procedure (the slip rule))

Hunwicks v Royal Mail Group Plc EAT/0003/07 – Disability Discrimination (Time Limits)

Khan v Royal Mail Group Plc (Court of Appeal) [2006] EWCA Civ 2 – Race Discrimination

Williams v J Walter Thompson Group (ET and EAT) [2005] IRLR 376 – Disability Discrimination

Devine-Jones v Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis EAT/0342/03, BLD 0312034353 – Race Discrimination

Smith v Cooper and another EAT/0452/03, BLD 0303040870 –Sex Discrimination

 

Education

LLB (Hons)

 

Jude Shepherd
is a member of these practice teams:

Employment

Bone v London Borough of Newham, Court of Appeal, 2008 ICR 923

In this case, in which Jude Shepherd represented the local authority, the Court of Appeal held that the EAT had been correct to conclude that the slip rule could not be used to add a new finding to a judgment on a point of substance but the EAT had erred in ordering that the remedies hearing should therefore simply proceed on the basis of the original decision.

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