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

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Balancing conflicting rights in the workplace: Court of Appeal finds dismissal of Christian teacher for Facebook posts criticising relationship education in primary schools was discriminatory

Employment

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Employment Matters - February 2025

Employment

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Employment Matters - February 2025 - Public Health

Employment

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Injury to feelings: EAT rules that £10,000 award in pregnancy/maternity discrimination case was manifestly excessive

Employment

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New tribunal guidance on giving oral evidence from abroad

Employment

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PHI: Employee could claim payments under PHI scheme via unlawful deductions from wages claim

Employment

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Right to neonatal care leave and pay to take effect from 6 April 2025

Employment

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Unfair dismissal remedies: how should the tribunal approach the possibility of re-engagement

Employment

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Discrimination: Conduct dismissal of autistic employee was not discrimination arising from disability

Employment

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Employment Matters - January 2025