Chambers Review
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Employment - Ireland
What the Team is Known For
Lewis Silkin is recognised for its work on collective and individual employment law matters. The law firm assists with employment issues arising in corporate transactions, including TUPE considerations and any subsequent restructuring mandates. The team has experience in collective redundancies and unfair dismissal cases. It handles senior executive exits and discrimination claims, and offers additional support in whistle-blowing claims and disciplinary processes.
Strengths
"Lewis Silkin are always thorough, quick and practical, which provides huge assistance in making decisions."
"The law firm is always on top of the latest developments and can reply to complex queries."
Notable practitioners
Joanne Hyde is noted for her ability to provide solutions in sensitive and complex employment matters. She expertly handles collective redundancies and senior executive exits, offering additional experience in unfair dismissals, disciplinary issues and discrimination claims. She also advises on gender pay gap compliance and internal investigations.
"Joanne is extremely responsive and provides very high-quality guidance."
"Joanne's expertise and experience is unmatched. She is incredibly knowledgeable, pragmatic and commercially aware, such that her timely and on-point advice is superb."
Siobhra Rush is a well-known labour lawyer who is respected for her broad practice, which covers industrial relations, collective redundancies, gender discrimination and other equality claims. She is also skilled at handling the employment aspects of corporate transactions.
"Siobhra provides precise, practical advice and guidance which has a positive impact on our business decisions."
"Siobhra provides great insight and practical advice."
Linda Hynes has experience in cross-border redundancies, M&A-related employment issues and data protection matters. She also advises on protected disclosure, gender equality and senior executive terminations.
"Linda Hynes is responsive, pragmatic and very easy to work with. Her in-house experience means she has excellent insights on the internal workings of a business and knows how to combine legal compliance with business needs."
