“Jo Davis is exceptional. Inspires confidence and with good reason.’ – Legal 500 UK
Jo Davis is exceptionally tenacious, hands-on and client-focused. She is a fearless litigator who goes the extra mile for her clients. She is unafraid of taking difficult points in difficult cases and, more often than not, is proved correct. A pleasure to work with.’ – Legal 500 UK
Experience
Jo Davis qualified as a solicitor in 1990 and joined B P Collins in 1999 as an employment law specialist.
Jo is recognised as a leading partner by The Legal 500 UK and in Band 1 in her field by the Chambers Directory. She acts for both private and corporate clients and although well versed in all areas of employment law, she specialises in senior executive and partner exits, tribunal and High Court litigation and partnership disputes. She also advises on the employment aspects of mergers and acquisitions and has established a reputation in the field of discrimination and whistleblowing, having acted for senior partner, Leslie Seldon, in the leading Supreme Court age discrimination case of Seldon v Clarkson Wright and Jakes, Ryta Kuzel in the whistleblowing case of Kuzel v Roche Products and His Highness Sheikh Khalid Al Qasimi in the whistleblowing case of Robinson v Al Qasimi.
Jo has spoken on a variety of employment law issues on the radio, TV and in seminars. She is also frequently quoted in the legal press for her views on developments on employment law issues. Jo commented on the furlough scheme for publications such as the Daily Express and the Chartered Institute of Management.
She is a member of Employment Lawyers Association.
Outside the office
When Jo is not working, she has a myriad of animals to look after, including dogs, chickens and alpacas as well as her three children.