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About
Provided by Jennifer Danvers
Practice Areas
Discrimination and equality law, employment, clinical negligence and independent investigations.
Career
Called to the Bar in 2012.
Employment / Discrimination: Jen has particular expertise in the education sector acting both on behalf of unions and individual academics / teachers as well as for Higher Education providers, such as Oxford University. She also has significant experience acting as junior counsel representing workers in group gig-economy claims. Jen regularly acts as sole counsel in complex multi-day discrimination and whistleblowing litigation including in international whistleblowing cases.
Clinical negligence: Jen acts for claimants with complex claims where both liability and quantum is in issue. She has a busy practice as sole counsel and is also frequently junior to leaders in the field of high value clinical negligence litigation, in particular, wrongful birth cases.
Independent Investigations: Jen has extensive experience undertaking complex internal investigations, including in the most sensitive cases of serious sexual harassment. She has undertaken investigations in a wide range of settings including in employment, education (schools and universities) and in the context of complaints within a political party.
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Jennifer Danvers attracts attention for her ability in complex cases of discrimination, whistle-blowing, unfair dismissal and harassment. She represents claimants and respondents, including those in education and academia.
Jennifer Danvers of Cloisters Chambers boasts a strong independent investigations practice which regularly sees her investigating claims of sexual harassment and bullying claims. She is also known for her work on trans rights and gender-critical beliefs in the workplace.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Jennifer is exceptionally clever. She gets to grips with any case incredibly quickly. She provides advice on very complex matters in a very straightforward and clear way."
"Jennifer isbrilliant. She is sensible, commercial and user-friendly."
"Jennifer's written work is punchy and to the point."
"Jennifer is exceptionally clever. She gets to grips with any case incredibly quickly. She provides advice on very complex matters in a very straightforward and clear way."
"Jennifer isbrilliant. She is sensible, commercial and user-friendly."
"Jennifer's written work is punchy and to the point."
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