Robert Upex

Robert joined LionFish as a Senior Adviser in April 2025. Called to the bar in 1973, a professor of law specialising on employment and previously an Employment Judge for 15 years, Robert is one of the leading authorities in the field of employment law.

Dovetailing his career as a barrister and an Employment Judge, he spent much of his career teaching Law in universities and was most recently Foundation Professor of Law at the University of Surrey, of which he is now an Emeritus Professor. As a recognised expert on Employment Law, Robert also has numerous publications to his name, including The Law of Termination of Employment.

Robert has been extensively involved in consultancy and has been a member of barristers'’ chambers. He has also been Chair of the International Labour Office’s Joint Panel for the Resolution of Internal Disputes and Grievances. More recently, he has been Chair of an Inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the dismissal of an employee of the States of Jersey and the implications for the employment policies, procedures and practices of the States.