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The employment team at Carson McDowell provides a wide range of contentious and non-contentious advice for some of Northern Ireland’s leading employers, including the Royal Mail Group and Queen’s University Belfast. The team is led by Orlagh O’Neill, who is praised for her ‘in-depth knowledge and understanding’ of the insurance market. Rachel Penny particularly excels in TUPE and handling senior executive benefits and compensations, while Sarah Cochrane provides strategic and corporate employment advice to some of the firm’s largest employment clients. Associate Hannah McGrath provides employment support on various M&A transactions.
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Testimonials
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‘Orlagh O'Neill provides bespoke legal services with particular emphasis on employment practices liability disputes for one particular account.’
‘Orlagh O'Neill is very engaging and always responds to any queries raised in a timely fashion. Orlagh has an in-depth knowledge and understanding of the insurance legal environment in Northern Ireland, and in particular Employment Practices Liability matters. Through active engagement with both the insured and insurers, Orlagh has successfully achieved a resolution on a number of cases.'
Key clients
- Translink
- Royal Mail Group Limited
Work highlights
Acted as legal advisors to William Fry LLP in connection with the sale of Liberty Mutual’s businesses in Ireland, Spain and Portugal to Italian insurance company, Generali.
Provided employment advice to Ardeelin Holdings Ltd in respect of its acquisition of 25.1% of the issued share capital of Instil Software Limited.