Justin T. Tarka

• Acting for a company in relation to a multimillion pound claim brought by a union in the UK.
• Advising multi-national companies on the implementation of data sharing arrangements, data privacy policies and procedures.
• Drafting and negotiating employment protections in purchase agreements; and advising on the information and consultation process (including collective consultation) and harmonisation of terms and conditions.
• Successfully defending whistleblowing claims.
• Advising on responses to personal data breaches and data security incidents.
• Advising a company in relation to pension entitlement liabilities arising out of a transfer of employees under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006.
• Acting for a client in High Court litigation concerning the enforcement of post-termination restrictions.
• Acting for a client in High Court litigation concerning the supply of temporary agency workers.

Education

• Admitted as a Solicitor, 2011
• The City Law School – Legal Practice Course, 2006
• King’s College London, LLB, 2003-2006

Admission to Practice

• England and Wales

• Member of the Employment Lawyers’ Association
• Member of the Law Society of England and Wales
• Member of the Black Solicitors Network
• Member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals

• Ogletree Deakins Webinar – “The EU AI Act: What Employers Need to Know” – May 23, 2024
• Ogletree Deakins Podcast – “TECHPLACE™ Talk: The EU AI Act, Part I” – May 22, 2024
• Corporate Labor and Employment Counsel Exclusive – “Collective Redundancies in Europe: A Guide for In-House Counsel” – Phoenix – November 10, 2023
• Ogletree Deakins Podcast – “TECHPLACE™ Talk: New United States and European Union Guidance Relating to Update on Regulation of Artificial Intelligence” – June 2, 2021
• Ogletree Deakins Podcast – “Global Solutions, Episode 25: Diversity Data Beyond Borders” – April 8, 2021
• Ogletree Deakins Podcast – “TECHPLACE™ Talk: AI and Emerging Technologies” – March 26, 2021
• Ogletree Deakins Podcast – “Global Solutions, Episode 23: Data Privacy Concerns Associated With Vaccination Policies” – January 26, 2021
• Ogletree Deakins Podcast – “Global Solutions, Episode 13: New Support Initiatives to Maintain Workforces During the COVID-19 Pandemic” – September 25, 2020
• Ogletree Deakins Podcast – ” Global Solutions: Consent to Collect? Processing Employee COVID-19 Data” – July 21, 2020
• Ogletree Deakins Webinar – “Managing Redundancies (Reductions in Force) in the United Kingdom” – June 3, 2020
• Ogletree Deakins Webinar – “The “New Normal” in the United Kingdom—Managing Workplace Relations” – May 20, 2020
• Ogletree Deakins Webinar – “Business as Usual?—The Employment Implications of Life After Lockdown in the United Kingdom” – May 13, 2020
• Ogletree Deakins Webinar – “UK Employment Law Update: Recent Developments and What You Need to Know About Differences Between UK and U.S. Laws” – September 18, 2019
• National Bar Association Commercial Law Section 32nd Annual Corporate Counsel Conference  – “Latest Developments in Data Security & Privacy Law: GDPR & California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018” – Orlando  – January 31, 2019
• Ogletree Deakins Podcast – “Data Breach in Brief: Knowing the Risks and Protecting Your Company” – December 11, 2018
• Ogletree Deakins Webinar – “The Protection of Trade Secrets in the U.S. and in Europe under the New European Directive” – November 28, 2018
• Ogletree Deakins Webinar – “Employee Assignments from the US to the UK: Key UK Employment and Immigration Law Considerations” – April 18, 2017

• July 8, 2022 – Personnel Today – “Should employers pay for restrictive covenants?”
• June 6, 2022 – Solicitors Journal – “Back to (hybrid) work we go: health and safety HSAW 1974 after covid-19”
• June 1, 2022 – Employment Law Journal – “Discrimination: ‘Bald’ insult was sex-related harassment, rules tribunal”
• July 29, 2020 – European American Chamber of Commerce – “European Court of Justice Declares the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Invalid and Provides Additional Obligations on Companies Using Standard Contractual Clauses”
• August 6, 2019 – SHRM Online – “UK: Holiday Pay Becomes Costlier”
• April 13, 2018 – Law360 – “New Tax Rules For Termination Payments In UK”

• February 16, 2023 – Business Matters – “How can employers manage redundancies when going insolvent?”
• October 20, 2021 – International Employment Lawyer – “What a surge in burglaries means for secure home working arrangements”