James Davies
UK Guide 2025
Senior Statespeople : Employment: Employer
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Senior Statespeople
About
Provided by James Davies
Practice Areas
Partner, Employment, Immigration and Reward.
Advising on all areas of employment law, particularly senior executive issues, international employment law and discrimination law.
Career
Qualified 1988; Denton Hall 1986-90; Joined Lewis Silkin 1992.
Professional Memberships
Employment Lawyers Association (previously treasurer; eight years on Management Committee; currently Legislative & Policy Committee); European Employment Lawyers Association; Industrial Law Society; CIPD; IBA; Executive Committee Member, Ius Laboris, international employment law alliance.
Publications
Co-author, various employment law publications including 'Employment, Partnership and Discrimination Law for Professional Partnerships' (2009) and General Editor of 'Age Discrimination' (Tottel).
Personal
Born 1962. Educated Ysgol Gyfun David Hughes, Menai Bridge, Anglesey; Leicester University (LLB and LLM); Strasbourg University (Dip Ed Jr Fr); Harvard Law School (Law Firm Management Diploma). Follows all sports teams Welsh. Francophile. Enjoys travel to the far flung corners of the World.
Chambers Review
UK
James Davies draws praise for his experience acting on high-level employment matters. Clients turn to Davies for advice on both domestic and international employment matters.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"He is outstanding in his approach. James is practical and concise."
"He's very impressive."
"James is an excellent employment lawyer."
"He is outstanding in his approach. James is practical and concise."
"He's very impressive."
"James is an excellent employment lawyer."