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Employment - Ireland
What the Team is Known For
Fieldfisher handles advisory work and employment litigation for public and private bodies. The law firm assists employers with a range of contentious labour mandates relating to equal status claims, constructive dismissals, discrimination and whistle-blowing issues. The team's other areas of expertise include the employment law aspects of transactions, including TUPE and redundancies. It also provides advice in relation to employee data protection policy.
Strengths
The team is extremely knowledgeable, hugely helpful, positive and very thorough.
The Fieldfisher team is knowledgeable and understands how to balance the law with business requirements.
The team provides sound and structured advice always. It is very pragmatic, prompt and approachable.
Work Highlights
Fieldfisher acted for Sigma Roc on the Irish employment law elements of its acquisition of the European lime and limestone businesses of CRH.
Notable practitioners
Barry Walsh has experience in equality law issues and the management of retirement-related disputes. He also advises clients on a range of HR matters, including those related to data protection and discrimination issues.
Barry Walsh always provides thorough and considered legal advice and knows his brief well.