Ciara Fulton > Lewis Silkin > Belfast, United Kingdom > Lawyer Profile
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220 ORMEAU ROAD
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Ciara Fulton
Work Department
Employment, Immigration & Reward
Position
Ciara is a partner in Lewis Silkin’s Employment, Immigration and Reward division based in Belfast where she manages the office and a growing employment team. Ciara is dual qualified and advises on all aspects of employment law in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
She has significant experience of advising clients on all manner of employment issues including complex disciplinary and grievance issues, bullying and harassment matters, equality matters, including equal pay claims, large scale redundancies and reorganisations as well as sensitive executive severances and enforcing restrictive covenants.
Ciara also advises on TUPE in the context of business transfers, insourcing and outsourcing and provide guidance and support to the HR team through the consultation process and on negotiating warranties and indemnities.
Ciara has particular expertise of advising on NI and ROI cross border matters and employment related litigation in both jurisdictions. She works with a variety of sectors and has particular experience in the construction and infrastructure sector.
Ciara regularly speaks on a range of employment issues at internal and external events and delivers bespoke training to clients on the differences between NI and ROI employment law.
Career
Partner at Tughans for 8 years – 2007-2014
Partner and Head of employment at C & H Jefferson for 3 years – 2015-2017
Partner at DWF for 1 year – 2016-2017
Senior Partner at Jones Cassidy Brett for 4 years – 2017-2021
Partner and head of Belfast office at Lewis Silkin since August 2021
Memberships
Member of the Employment Lawyers Group and was the first NI Representative for the Employment Lawyers Association from 2017. Member of Legally Able and a legally qualified chairperson of the Appeals Tribunals NI.
Lawyer Rankings
Northern Ireland > Employment
(Hall of Fame)Lewis Silkin
‘s Belfast offering, which was formed from a merger with indigenous firm Jones Cassidy Brett in 2021, handles the full range of employment, immigration, and equality law matters across the island of Ireland. The group is jointly led by Ciara Fulton
, Adam Brett, and Paul Gillen. Fulton is dual-qualified in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, and is highly experienced in advising on cross-jurisdictional matters, while Brett specialises in discriminators and regulatory matters. Gillen, who joined the group in 2022 from Pinsent Masons Belfast LLP, has a broad practice which includes restructuring, executive management, TUPE, and employment litigation. Associate Jack Balmer has experience in contentious and non-contentious matters.