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Leanne McKeown
Work Department
Dispute Resolution
Position
Director/Head of Dispute Resolution/Head of Employment.
Leanne specialises in commercial disputes, company, fiduciary obligations and employment related litigation. Leanne has significant experience advising in high value claims regarding allegations of fraudulent breaches of directors’ duties and complex e-disclosure process management. Injunctions and Norwich Pharmacal applications are a frequent feature of the multi-dimensional matters that Leanne handles.
Leanne has particular experience advising on all aspects of employment, equality and industrial relations law. Leanne advises clients in relation to workplace investigations, confidentiality, restrictive covenants, social media issues as well as related privacy issues.
She is expert in the employment law issues that arise from mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructurings and redundancy situations.
Leanne represents a number of island based Unions and recently advised a Teachers’ Union on matters concerning industrial action short of strike.
Leanne provides counsel on all matters arising out of the employer-employee relationship and represents employers in contentious employment law disputes before the Equality and Employment Tribunal and the Isle of Man High Court, including injunction proceedings.
mercial disputes. Specialist areas of practice include are areas of employment and equality law, data protection and civil and commercial litigation, to include freezing injunctions, Norwich Pharmacal applications, director/shareholder disputes and professional negligence claims.
Career
Leanne completed her professional qualifications at Queen’s University Belfast. She was admitted as solicitor in Northern Ireland in 2009. Leanne has practiced Manx law since 2011 and was called to the Manx Bar in 2013. Leanne has been a director of DQ Advocates since 2017.
Languages
English
Memberships
Leanne is a member of the Chamber of Commerce Employment and Skills Committee and the Employment Lawyers Association. Leanne is also a member of the Institute of Directors and holds an Institute of Directors Diploma in Company Direction. Leanne is also a qualified Data Protection Practitioner.
Education
Queens University Belfast, LLB (Hons)
University of Ulster, Advanced Diploma in Business Management, Business Administration, Management and Operations
Leisure
Fitness, travel and dining.
Lawyer Rankings
Isle of Man > Dispute resolution
DQ regularly acts for clients at all levels of the Isle of Man judiciary system. Fraudulent breaches of director duties, complex e-disclosure processes, injunctions and Norwich Pharmacal applications are all common facets of Leanne McKeown‘s varied workload, while Mark Emery advocates for clients across a broad range of commercial disputes. Both Joshua Quinn and Jessica McManus frequently advise on complex and high-value litigation.
Isle of Man > Employment
(Leading partners)DQ routinely advises clients from the financial services, e-gaming, and government sectors on matters involving senior-level disputes, redundancies, and business transfers. Leanne McKeown spearheads the practice, which also includes Mark Emery, who is active in employment litigation, and Joshua Quinn, who frequently handles unfair dismissal and discrimination claims. Jessica McManus manages various contentious and non-contentious matters, including those involving sensitive issues of sexual harassment allegations. Kim Emery joined the practice from Callin Wild in April 2023.