Matt Jackson
Cloisters
Barrister (England and Wales/N.I.)
Regions
- London
Expertise
- Advocacy: Employment Tribunal/Employment Appeal Tribunal
- Advocacy: High Court and above
- Bringing multiple claims
- Workplace privacy
- Advising employees on settlement agreements
- Advising employees on employment contracts
- Public sector - education
- Public sector - health
- Public sector - local authorities
- Public sector - other
1 Pump Court, Temple, London, EC4Y 7AA, United Kingdom
mj [at] cloisters.com
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Matthew is an experienced employment advocate in the Employment and Employment Appeal Tribunals (and civil courts). He also regularly advises on complex cases, as well as non-employment discrimination cases in the First-tier Tribunal and County Court.
Matthew acts for clients in multi-day discrimination, TUPE, whistleblowing and equal pay cases, Matthew also has extensive appeal experience including:
Folkestone Nursing Home Ltd v Patel [2018] EWCA Civ 1689
- It is implicit in a contractual right of appeal, that a successful appeal revives the contract, even if not expressly provided for.
Royal Mail Group Ltd v Jhuti [2017] EWCA Civ 1632; [2018] IRLR 251
- Whose actions are attributed to the employer when deciding what the reason for a dismissal was. Matthew acted for the Claimant and she has been granted permission to appeal to the Supreme Court.
Jhuti v Royal Mail Group, SSBEIS & The Law Society [2017] All ER (D) 248 (Jul)
- Acting for the Claimant to establish that Employment Tribunals (and the EAT) have power to appoint litigation friends for parties who lack capacity, and Johnson v Edwardian International Hotels Ltd should not be followed.
Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills v Knight [2014] IRLR 605
- Represented a director employee whose redundancy payment out of the national insurance fund had been refused by the Secretary of State. The EAT upheld an award made by the Employment Tribunal.
Kelly v Fylde Community Link [2013] All ER (D) 188 (Aug)
- Successfully argued that a Tribunal had given inadequate reasons when finding that not accepting a pay cut when colleagues had, was some other substantial reason of a kind justifying dismissal.
Audere Medical Services v Sanderson [2013] All ER (D) 124 (Sep)
- Resisted an appeal against a finding that an employee had been dismissed for blowing the whistle.
Vernon v Azure Support Services & Others [2014] All ER (D) 11 (Dec)
Jamu v Asda Stores Ltd & Others UKEAT/0221/15
- Appeal against dismissal of disability discrimination and victimisation claims by Tribunal. Arguments (ultimately not decided) made about whether 'associative' victimisation was a viable claim and/or required by the Discrimination Framework Directive (2000/78/EC)
Matthew acts for clients in multi-day discrimination, TUPE, whistleblowing and equal pay cases, Matthew also has extensive appeal experience including:
Folkestone Nursing Home Ltd v Patel [2018] EWCA Civ 1689
- It is implicit in a contractual right of appeal, that a successful appeal revives the contract, even if not expressly provided for.
Royal Mail Group Ltd v Jhuti [2017] EWCA Civ 1632; [2018] IRLR 251
- Whose actions are attributed to the employer when deciding what the reason for a dismissal was. Matthew acted for the Claimant and she has been granted permission to appeal to the Supreme Court.
Jhuti v Royal Mail Group, SSBEIS & The Law Society [2017] All ER (D) 248 (Jul)
- Acting for the Claimant to establish that Employment Tribunals (and the EAT) have power to appoint litigation friends for parties who lack capacity, and Johnson v Edwardian International Hotels Ltd should not be followed.
Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills v Knight [2014] IRLR 605
- Represented a director employee whose redundancy payment out of the national insurance fund had been refused by the Secretary of State. The EAT upheld an award made by the Employment Tribunal.
Kelly v Fylde Community Link [2013] All ER (D) 188 (Aug)
- Successfully argued that a Tribunal had given inadequate reasons when finding that not accepting a pay cut when colleagues had, was some other substantial reason of a kind justifying dismissal.
Audere Medical Services v Sanderson [2013] All ER (D) 124 (Sep)
- Resisted an appeal against a finding that an employee had been dismissed for blowing the whistle.
Vernon v Azure Support Services & Others [2014] All ER (D) 11 (Dec)
Jamu v Asda Stores Ltd & Others UKEAT/0221/15
- Appeal against dismissal of disability discrimination and victimisation claims by Tribunal. Arguments (ultimately not decided) made about whether 'associative' victimisation was a viable claim and/or required by the Discrimination Framework Directive (2000/78/EC)
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