Joseph practises in a broad range of employment, sports and commercial disputes, as well as acting in cases at the intersection of these areas, including High Court business protection work. He regularly appears, led and as sole counsel, in the Employment Tribunals and in the civil and appellate courts. He is developing particular specialisms in employment disputes involving complex discrimination and whistleblowing claims for both claimants and respondents. These have included high-value pregnancy and maternity discrimination claims brought by senior executives.
Recent appellate cases include Connor v Chief Constable of the South Yorkshire Police [2023] EAT 42, Lasdas v Vanquis Bank plc [2022] EAT 198, Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive (t/a Nexus) v National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers [2023] ICR 148 (further appeal to the Supreme Court heard in 2024) and Pubbi v Your-Move.co.uk [2022] EAT 96.
He also sits as a Chair of the Football Association’s National Serious Case Panel and is a Specialist Member of Sport Resolutions National Panel. He is a contributing author of Blackstone’s Employment Law Practice (OUP, 2023).
Called to the Bar: 2015.
Bar Professional Training Course: Outstanding.
Graduate Diploma in Law: Distinction.
MSt Modern Languages, University of Oxford: Distinction.
BA Modern Languages, University of Durham: First Class Hons.
French, German
Employment Lawyers Association
Employment Law Bar Association
Before his career at the Bar, Joseph gained undergraduate and master’s degrees in Modern Languages and worked in both France and Germany. He was ranked in the top three students in his law conversion course cohort and went on to be graded Outstanding in his Bar exams.
2015: BPTC: Outstanding 2014: GDL: Distinction 2012: MSt Modern Languages (University of Oxford): Distinction 2011: BA (Hons) Modern Languages (Durham University): First Class