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About

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Lewis Silkin works with leading businesses to protect and enhance their most important assets - their ideas, their people and their future. We call it: Ideas. People. Possibilities. 

Our Belfast office provides comprehensive employment law services across the UK and the island of Ireland. We are recognised by clients and industry alike for our distinctive culture, deep local expertise, and market-leading practice areas.

Our team of dual-qualified lawyers offers clear, pragmatic, and commercial advice on all aspects of employment law – from recruitment to departure and everything in between. We have particular strength in handling complex and multijurisdictional matters with a practical and human approach.

We also support clients in specialist areas including:

  • Employment tribunal and High Court litigation
  • Workplace investigations
  • Data, privacy and cyber issues
  • Immigration

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Employment: Employer - Northern Ireland

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What the Team is Known For

Lewis Silkin acts for Northern Ireland's most significant public sector groups and private sector employers. The firm offers distinguished expertise in a range of complex employment matters, including TUPE, claims of harassment and discrimination, and equal pay issues. The team has additional strength in advising clients regarding non-contentious matters such as employment contracts, statutory obligations and policies.

Strengths

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The team are clearly committed to providing a first-class service, and stand out for their expertise in employment law, providing pragmatic and commercially focused advice.

Employment: Employer respondent
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The service provided is prompt and effective, and staff are easily accessible and easily communicated with.

Employment: Employer respondent
UK

Lewis Silkin has subject matter experts capable of providing client-centred and commercial advice. All the legal practitioners we have dealt with demonstrate in-depth knowledge.

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Notable Practitioners

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Adam Brett
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Adam Brett
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Senior Statespeople
Adam Brett represents clients in employment tribunal matters and also handles corporate advisory work. He has significant experience in the full range of employment law work for employers.

Adam is an excellent speaker as well as expert in his field.

Adam has an all-round brilliant brain.

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Ciara Fulton
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Ciara Fulton
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Band 1
Ciara Fulton handles TUPE matters and general employment advisory work, as well as disciplinary and grievance issues. She leads the employment team and is head of Lewis Silkin's Belfast office.

Ciara is an excellent legal support to our company as well as an expert speaker in her field.

Ciara is outstanding in her field and a subject matter expert in all areas of employment law.

Ciara is a superb employment lawyer with a wide variety of knowledge and experience.

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Paul Gillen
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Paul Gillen
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Paul Gillen has a wealth of experience assisting clients with a broad range of employment matters including TUPE and post-acquisition restructuring, in addition to day-to-day HR support. He is well placed to provide cross-jurisdiction advice across the UK and Ireland as he is tri-qualified.

Paul is impressive and approachable in his field of expertise.

Paul provides excellent employment law advice. We greatly value his wise counsel and he is a pleasure to work with.

Paul is excellent. He is a really good lawyer from an HR background and understands the employment side.

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Kevin Gallagher
Kevin Gallagher
Star Associates

Belfast-based Kevin Gallagher is a managing associate in the employment practice at Lewis Silkin. He handles employment litigation matters for prominent employers and also handles advisory work.

Kevin is exceptional in his field and he makes you feel so comfortable when handling complex matters.

Kevin is very attentive and on the ball; he offers great client service.

Kevin is a superb adviser. He is highly knowledgeable in all areas of employment law and offers a refreshingly commercial approach to achieve positive outcomes.

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Adam Brett
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Adam Brett
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Senior Statespeople
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Ciara Fulton
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Ciara Fulton
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Paul Gillen
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Paul Gillen
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Kevin Gallagher
Kevin Gallagher
Star Associates
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