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Lewis Silkin Offices
220 ORMEAU ROAD
BELFAST
BT7 2FY
United Kingdom
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Kevin Gallagher
Work Department
Employment
Position
Managing Associate
Career
Kevin has extensive experience of advising employers across a broad range of sectors in Northern Ireland including the insurance industry, local government, construction, the charitable sector and the manufacturing industry. He provides day to day advice and guidance to employers on a wide range of internal employment related issues including drafting of contracts and policies, the conduct of internal procedures and compliance with statutory requirements. Kevin regularly advises clients on matters such as grievances and disciplinaries, dismissals, restructures, collective consultations and TUPE transfers.
Kevin has particular expertise of defending claims on behalf of employers in the Industrial Tribunal and Fair Employment Tribunal to include unfair dismissal claims, discrimination claims, whistleblowing and claims arising under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations/Service Provision Change (Protection of Employment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006. He also regularly acts for Employers in the defence of employment related claims issued in the County Court and High Court in Northern Ireland.
Memberships
Kevin is a member of the Employment Lawyers Association and the Northern Ireland Employment Lawyers Group.
Lawyer Rankings
Northern Ireland > Employment
(Leading associates)Lewis Silkin has established itself in Belfast following the 2021 takeover of Jones Cassidy Brett. The employment, immigration and reward team offers a full spectrum of employment work to large employers, like Uniqlo, ASOS, and Kainos. Ciara Fulton
heads the team; she is well experienced in complex disciplinary actions and employment related litigations. Paul Gillen, tri-qualified in Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, and England and Wales, advises clients on DEI strategy and litigations, whereas Adam Brett is particularly adept at handling industrial relations and union work. Associate Kevin Gallagher regularly supports the team in defending employers in industrial tribunals.