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Chris Magrath

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Magrath LLP

Work Department

Immigration – employment departments.

Position

Senior partner and head of immigration/employment departments. Clients include numerous UK and US multi-national companies and entertainers.

Career

Articled Brian Thompson & Partners; qualified 1975; assistant solicitor Brian Thompson & Partners 1975-76; assistant solicitor Evan Davies & Co 1976-77; partner Powell Magrath & Spencer 1977-90; senior partner Magrath LLP 1990; admitted attorney in New York State 1986; publications: co-author ‘Practitioners’ Guide to the Police & Criminal Evidence Act 1984’ (Longmans), ‘Working in the United Kingdom – A Guide for Foreign Nationals (Handbook)’; co-author ‘A Practical Guide to Disciplinary, Grievance and Performance Management’, Legalease (2004).

Member

Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association; American Immigration Lawyers’ Association; International Bar Association; ELA.

Education

Campbell College, Belfast; Trinity College, Dublin (1972 BA Hons); College of Law, Lancaster Gate (1973); admitted as solicitor in England and Wales 1975; admitted as a member of New York Bar 1986.

Leisure

Tennis, skiing, restaurants, dogs; member Annabels and Grouchos.

Practice Areas

Employment; Immigration

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Legal Developments by:
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  • The legal minefield of employing foreign workers

    Immigration has always been a topic that has generated a great deal of interest and debate due to the impact it has on the populace and on the economy as a whole. Recent examples of these have been the French-owned Lindsey Oil Refinery dispute that was settled when Total agreed to hire more local employees, and Ghurkhas who retired before 1997 are now being allowed to settle in the UK.
    - Magrath & Co

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