Michael Black > Cleaver Fulton Rankin > Belfast, United Kingdom > Lawyer Profile
Cleaver Fulton Rankin Offices
50 BEDFORD STREET
BELFAST
BT2 7FW
United Kingdom
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Michael Black
Work Department
Employment, education, dispute resolution.
Position
Michael is the head of the Employment and Business Immigration law team and also leads the firm’s HR consultancy practice, CFR HR. Michael has been with Cleaver Fulton Rankin since 2008, having qualified as a solicitor in 1993.
Michael has considerable experience in employment law and HR advisory work and is also involved in education and charity law as well as dispute resolution. Michael is a Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development by examination.
Michael acts for a number of public, private and third sector organisations including Invest NI, Catalyst, DailyPay, IceMOS Technology, Sports Council Northern Ireland, National Museums Northern Ireland, Titanic Belfast Limited, Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council, CCEA Northern Regional College, South Eastern Regional College and the Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman’s Office.
Career
Michael qualified 1993 and previously worked for the Equality Commission and PriceWaterhouseCoopers. Currently a Director at Cleaver Fulton Rankin. Michael has published a number of articles, webinars and podcasts on a variety of legal issues in local and national press and business magazines including The Belfast Telegraph and The Lawyer. He has also appeared on television and radio speaking on employment and equality law matters. Michael is also a contributor to ‘International Employment Law’, published by CILS annually.
Memberships
Michael is a member of Law Society of Northern Ireland; Law Society of England and Wales; Belfast Solicitors Association; Employment Lawyers Group NI; Employment Lawyers Association; and Education Lawyers Group. Michael is also a Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development.
Education
Michael graduated from Queen’s University Belfast in 1991 with a Law Degree and obtained his Certificate in Professional Legal Studies from QUB in 1993. Michael obtained a Masters in Business Administration from University of Ulster in 1995 and completed a Diploma in Personnel Management (CIPD qualification) in 2000.
Lawyer Rankings
Northern Ireland > Employment
(Leading individuals)Cleaver Fulton Rankin‘s ‘truly exceptional’ team provides contentious and non-contentious guidance to leading public and private sector employers. Team lead Michael Black‘s broad practice includes discrimination law, equality, breach of contract, and disciplinary and grievance issues. Suzanne Keenan is a key individual within the team, and advises employers on all aspects of employment law. Keenan also has a history of acting for claimants, an advantage in contentious matters. Associate Nathan Campbell is a name to note.
Lawyer Rankings
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- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
Firm Rankings
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Real estate > Construction
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and M&A
- Employment
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Energy, project finance and PFI
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Real estate > Planning and environment
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property