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Joseph Bryan

Joseph Bryan

Call: 2015

Barrister

“His skills far exceed his qualification level and clients like him very much.”

Chambers & Partners 2024

"He has a brilliant knowledge of employment law; nothing seems to faze him. He is always helpful and responsive, and is well liked and trusted by clients. He is a fantastic advocate."

Legal 500 2024

"Joe is an excellent junior. He is very knowledgeable and a joy to work with. Definitely one to watch."

Chambers & Partners 2023

“Joseph is an excellent employment law barrister - a go-to person! Nothing is too much trouble, he is always happy to help; and he is incredibly easy to work with, and has a great way with clients, who are equally impressed by him. He has superb employment law knowledge and his ability to grasp the issues is second to none. He also has a very calm style, but at the same time has no issues in litigating the most difficult cases.”

Legal 500 2023

"He is incredibly easy to work with, he is always willing to help, and he is great with clients because he is personable and explains things in a very clear and non-legalistic way. The quality of his work is excellent, he is very thorough, he grasps the issues quickly, he is calm yet confident and he is really great to work with."

Chambers & Partners 2022

"He is very thorough, he is excellent with clients, and he is unfazed by aggressive and well-resourced opposition."

Chambers & Partners 2022

“Joseph is very personable and easy to talk to, which makes him great with clients and other lawyers alike. He is always keen to help and goes the extra mile when something is urgent. Joseph is also very quick at picking up on both the legal and commercial issues, pragmatic in his approach, and has an excellent knowledge of employment law – certainly one to watch.”

Legal 500 2022

Joseph Bryan

“His skills far exceed his qualification level and clients like him very much.”

Chambers & Partners 2024

"He has a brilliant knowledge of employment law; nothing seems to faze him. He is always helpful and responsive, and is well liked and trusted by clients. He is a fantastic advocate."

Legal 500 2024

"Joe is an excellent junior. He is very knowledgeable and a joy to work with. Definitely one to watch."

Chambers & Partners 2023

“Joseph is an excellent employment law barrister - a go-to person! Nothing is too much trouble, he is always happy to help; and he is incredibly easy to work with, and has a great way with clients, who are equally impressed by him. He has superb employment law knowledge and his ability to grasp the issues is second to none. He also has a very calm style, but at the same time has no issues in litigating the most difficult cases.”

Legal 500 2023

"He is incredibly easy to work with, he is always willing to help, and he is great with clients because he is personable and explains things in a very clear and non-legalistic way. The quality of his work is excellent, he is very thorough, he grasps the issues quickly, he is calm yet confident and he is really great to work with."

Chambers & Partners 2022

"He is very thorough, he is excellent with clients, and he is unfazed by aggressive and well-resourced opposition."

Chambers & Partners 2022

“Joseph is very personable and easy to talk to, which makes him great with clients and other lawyers alike. He is always keen to help and goes the extra mile when something is urgent. Joseph is also very quick at picking up on both the legal and commercial issues, pragmatic in his approach, and has an excellent knowledge of employment law – certainly one to watch.”

Legal 500 2022

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Ranked by The Legal 500 as a leading junior (Tier 3) and by Chambers and Partners as a Band 6 employment junior, Joe is a specialist in employment, sports and commercial litigation. He represents clients in employment tribunals, the Employment Appeal Tribunal, the civil courts, and in sports and commercial arbitrations.

He was instructed in the Court of Appeal in Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive t/a Nexus v Anderson [2019] ICR 433, the leading authority on the jurisdiction of employment tribunals in statutory wages claims, and the related proceedings in Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive t/a Nexus v National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers [2023] ICR 148, which is the first Court of Appeal authority on the employment tribunals’ power to consider a defence of rectification.

Joe sits as a Chair of the FA’s National Serious Case Panel, adjudicating on all types of serious disciplinary cases in grassroots football.

He is a contributing author of Blackstone’s Employment Law Practice (OUP, 2023).

Legal 500 2024 (Employment): Leading Juniors (Tier 3)

He has a brilliant knowledge of employment law; nothing seems to faze him. He is always helpful and responsive, and is well liked and trusted by clients. He is a fantastic advocate.

Chambers and Partners, UK Bar 2024 (Employment): Juniors: London (Bar): Band 6

His skills far exceed his qualification level and clients like him very much.

Other praise from clients and instructing solicitors:

  • He put his case across to the judge in such a way that she could not say no. [My client] would want Joe fighting his corner any day.
  • His pleadings and other written submissions have been described as “brilliant”, “spot on”, “top-rate” and “impressive”.
  • He is “superb, proactive”, “down to earth” and “very professional but also matter of fact”.
  • He gives “prompt and detailed attention” with “very clear analysis”.
  • excellent – very impressed with his preparation and always helpful – great client care

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