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Rhys Johns
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(e.g. Outlook) Office address:
56 Queen Square
Bristol
BS1 4PR
T: 0117 921 1966
F: 0117 927 6493
DX: 7870 BRISTOL
Rhys has developed a busy and successful employment practice, and acts for both Claimants and Respondents in employment tribunals nationally and both the EAT and High Court.
He is regularly instructed in complex and high value employment tribunal cases, often involving high value future loss calculations with complex pension losses. He is often instructed to appear in appeals on both preliminary points and final hearings.
His recent cases include:
- A £600,000 whistleblowing case in Cardiff, over 16 days, involving both an EAT appeal on a preliminary point and raising important issues over the interpretation of legislation and the status of general practitioners
- A £250,000 claim for discrimination with complex parallel High Court proceedings for breach of contract in failing to apply an ill health retirement scheme fairly, including substantial and complex pension loss calculations
- Defending a high value claim for disability discrimination involving complex matters of the interpretation of the nature of a contract by the employment tribunal. Also instructed in the EAT on the same case.
- Instructed to act for 27 equal pay claimants in a claim against their public sector employer in claims exceeding £500,000
Rhys is experienced in representing Claimants and Respondents in mediations.
Rhys accepts appropriate cases on a direct access basis, and is always pleased to talk to clients about their potential claims
Education:
2000-2003 MA(Cantab) – Peterhouse, University of Cambridge
2003-2004 Graduate diploma in Law – USW
2004-2005 Bar Vocational Course – Cardiff University
Interests:
Rhys enjoys good food and wine, horse racing, rugby, and reading both history and literature. He has a particular interest in Belgian beer.
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Employment - 30, November
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Posted by Seán McHugh
In the case of Royal Mail Limited v. Kamaljeet Jhuti UKEAT/0020/16/RN the EAT found that it is not necessarily the mind of the decision maker alone which must be examined when considering an employer’s reasons for dismissing a whistle blower. Ms Jhuti succeeded in bringing claims of unlawful detriment contrary to s. 47B of the … Continue reading Protected disclosures and whistleblowing dismissal: who is the decision maker for the purposes of s. 103A dismissal?
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Employment - 18, May
Read More >James Bromige succeeds at the Employment Appeal Tribunal
Posted by James Dowse
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Employment - 18, May
Read More >Is it possible to get paid whilst being asleep on the job?
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