Daniel Read
Partner
Jersey
Daniel leads our Employment practice group in Jersey and has over 11 years' experience in Jersey with a focus on advising financial services organisations on all aspects of the employment relationship.
Daniel is a Jersey Advocate with experience in Royal Court and Employment and Discrimination Tribunal cases. He gives strategic advice on all aspects of the employment relationship including:
- managing employee relations
- managing sickness absences
- internal investigations
- disciplinary and grievance procedures
- whistleblowing and discrimination claims
- restructuring and redundancy
- regulatory matters
- exits
Daniel regularly works with our Investment Funds and Corporate team with the employment law aspects of corporate mergers and acquisitions.
He also advises on business licensing and immigration matters, regulatory and data protection issues involving employees and he regularly supports clients with drafting and negotiating employment documentation including contracts and handbooks.
Daniel also has in-house experience, having undertaken a six-month client secondment with a major bank, advising on employee relations issues.
Dan Read simply is one of the best employment law counsels in the island, with excellent technical knowledge and UK bar experience background. Dan is an ultimate professional and we appreciate that he went the extra mile in a very complicated case.
Experience and recent work
Daniel previously worked for another leading offshore law firm in Jersey in their Employment and Dispute Resolution department. Before that he was a barrister at a leading common law chambers in London for five years.
Qualifications
Admitted in:
- Jersey
- England and Wales: Barrister (not practising)
Education:
- Bar Vocational Course, BPP, London, UK
- Graduate Diploma in Law, BPP, London, UK
- BA (Hons) in English Literature, Durham University, UK
- Employment Lawyers Association
- Honourable Society of Gray's Inn
2025 - Chambers & Partners UK - Employment - Band 2:
"He is articulate and commercially aware, and his ability to grasp issues or concepts and offer solutions quickly is invaluable for us."
"Daniel is calm, experienced and pragmatic."
"Daniel is hugely commercial and responsive."
2024 - Legal 500 - Next Generation Partner:
"Daniel Read is a powerhouse of legal practice. He is an experienced legal professional, which is clearly demonstrated in his ability to take complex legal matters and simplify them - a masterful skill that very few legal practitioners can do well. His delivery/presentation skills are superlative."
"Daniel Read and his team provide easy access to complex case law in a timely fashion. They keep in touch throughout the year, which makes them accessible when their assistance is needed."
"Daniel Read is the partner we work with in the main and he is our go-to person for employment advice. Dan is always available, and understands our business and our approach, which means he provides specific guidance to fit our organisation."
2023 - Legal 500 - Next Generation Partner - "Daniel Read is charismatic, an excellent communicator, accessible and responsive."
2023 - Chambers and Partners UK Guide - Employment - Band 2:
“Dan is commercial, experienced and user-friendly.”
“He gives the right advice and balances our needs and objectives with what is legally possible.”
“Dan is clearly knowledgeable, experienced and very skilled in employment law.”
2022 - Legal 500 - Employment - Next Generation Partner:
"I couldn’t have asked for a better employment lawyer than Dan Read: knowledgeable, experienced and capable under pressure. I have no hesitation recommending him."
"We predominantly deal with Dan Read who we have found to be personable and professional while delivering the relevant advice, concisely and on time."
"Our main contact has been Dan Read and he has provided exceptional service and support. Quick to respond, expert knowledge and pragmatic focused advice. First class all round and excellent value."
"My go to person in Jersey for employment matters. Clear, user friendly advice with a commercial stance."
2022 - Chambers and Partners UK Guide - Star Associate - "He emotionally connects with you as a client while maintaining sufficient professional distance to be able to technically assess the strengths and merits of the case dispassionately... He offers advice in a timely manner which is very well thought through and positioned at the right level depending on who is asking for the advice."
2021 - Legal 500 - Employment - Next Generation Partner - "Goodness that chap is sharp, knowledgeable, and to-the-point efficient! Strategic. Pragmatic. A true force to be reckoned with."
2020 - Legal 500 - Employment - Next Generation Partner - ‘Dan Read simply is one of the best employment law counsels in the island, with excellent technical knowledge and UK bar experience background. Dan is an ultimate professional and we appreciate that he went the extra mile in a very complicated case.’
2020 - Chambers and Partners UK Guide - Associates to Watch: "Daniel is an ultimate professional. His approach is very direct and he counsels with clarity and commercialism."
2019 - Winner - Euromoney Legal Media Group Europe Rising Stars Awards (Employment)
2018 - Chambers UK - Employment – Associate to Watch - "Daniel's advice was excellent... He was very knowledgeable and instilled confidence."
2018 - Legal 500, Employment – Next Generation Lawyer
2017 - Junior Lawyer of the Year, Jersey
2017 - Chambers UK, Employment - Associate to Watch - "provided extremely straightforward guidance and practical advice... If I wanted someone to back me in a tribunal, I'd pick Dan. He can spot points that others might not."
2017 - Legal 500, Employment - Next Generation Lawyer
2016 - Chambers UK, Employment - Associate to Watch - "Daniel is very responsive, commercial and will provide great insight and suggestions."
2016 - Legal 500 - "Quick and efficient"
2015 - Legal 500 - "Responsive and open to discussion."
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