Gareth Walls > A&L Goodbody Northern Ireland LLP > Belfast, United Kingdom > Lawyer Profile

A&L Goodbody Northern Ireland LLP
42-46 FOUNTAIN STREET
BELFAST
BT1 5EF
United Kingdom
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Work Department

Position

Partner

Career

Gareth Walls is a Partner and Head of the A&L Goodbody’s Employment group in Belfast. Gareth represents a number of local, national and international brands in business support, strategic workforce planning and high profile tribunal matters. He also has significant experience advising stakeholders on complex redundancy, re-structuring and TUPE issues. Gareth is an accomplished commercial litigator with particular emphasis on procurement challenges and injunctive relief in the Employment context, as well as being a sought after speaker on Employment issues in Northern Ireland.

Experience Advising:
  • Netflix on first registration with the Equality Commission and employment/trade union engagement in Northern Ireland.
  • Jose Cuervo on its acquisition of the Old Bushmills Distillery and all related employment law matters.
  • Allstate NI on matters of corporate governance and tribunal representation.
  • Marks and Spencer on a range of Tribunal matters to include grievance and disciplinary process handling.
  • CME (Chicago Mercantile Exchange) Global on its first entry to Northern Ireland on all employment, immigration and regulatory compliance matters.
  • Hastings Hotel Group on all employment law matters in Northern Ireland and modern slavery compliance.
  • Citi Group on contentious and non-contentious employment law matters including disciplinary and grievance processes.

Memberships

Gareth is a member of the Employment Lawyers Group and is the Northern Ireland representative for the Employment Law Alliance. He is a Council Member of the European Employment Lawyers Association. In addition, Gareth is a CEDR Accredited Mediator and a Law Society Panel Mediator.

Education

  • Solicitor, Law Society of Northern Ireland
  • Solicitor, Law Society of England and Wales
  • LLB (Hons), Sheffield University

Lawyer Rankings

Northern Ireland > Employment

(Hall of Fame)

Gareth WallsA&L Goodbody Northern Ireland LLP

The A&L Goodbody Northern Ireland LLP employment team offers strong services spanning the whole range of employment law, including tribunal cases, internal investigations, and immigration matters. With the firm’s all-Ireland presence and strong relationships with London law firms, the practice has built up a strong international client list. The ‘exceptionalGareth Walls leads the practice. Walls is a CEDR qualified mediator and looks after an extensive portfolio of financial services clients. Aisling Byrne specialises in data protection. Of counsel Shirley Blair often defends employers in tribunals concerning discrimination. At the associate level, Rob Tubman is a key contact for corporate immigration work, while Johanna Cunningham supports the practice on the full range of employment issues, including employment aspects of acquisitions.