Deirdre Lynch#11093

Deirdre Lynch

Deirdre is a highly experienced employment and occupational health and safety law specialist and now heads the Pinsent Masons’ employment practice in Ireland. Deirdre advises domestic and international employers on all aspects of the employment relationship from recruitment through to termination. She also has significant experience of advising on the many employment law issues arising in commercial transactions, workplace rationalisations, transfer of undertakings, enforcement of post-termination restrictive covenants and miscellaneous issues of statutory compliance.  Deirdre has advised employers in the defence of high profile employment litigation before the Superior Courts. She frequently conducts training workshops on various issues to support clients in minimising the risk of employee litigation arising from employment processes. 

Panel

  • Contributing Author

Qualified Year

  • 2005

Experience

  • ByrneWallace LLP (2015 - 2022)
  • Matheson (2002 - 2015)

Membership

  • The Law Society of Ireland
  • American Bar Association
  • Dublin Solicitors’ Bar Association
  • Association of Health and Safety Lawyers in Ireland
  • Employment Lawyers’ Association of Ireland

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Civil Law UCD (2001)
  • Qualified Solicitor, The Law Society of Ireland (2005)
  • Diploma in Employment Law UCD (2006)

Education

  • University College Dublin (1998 - 2001)
  • The Law Society of Ireland (2002 - 2005)

1 Contributions by Deirdre Lynch

A UK practitioner’s guide to Republic of Ireland employment law: differences from Great Britain, and practical guidance on WRC procedures, leave, redundancy, TUPE and immigration
PRACTICE NOTES
A UK practitioner’s guide to Republic of Ireland employment law: differences from Great Britain, and practical guidance on WRC procedures, leave, redundancy, TUPE and immigration
Employment laws in the Republic of Ireland, Great Britain and Northern Ireland have much in common, as all operate within common law systems and many contemporary employment statutes flow from European Directives. Even so, divergences do exist and are likely to widen. This Practice Note outlines several distinctions between Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland. Care is advised when handling matters in Northern Ireland, where the framework is becoming increasingly distinct from Great Britain. For details on the differences between Great Britain and Northern Ireland, see Practice Note: Northern Ireland employment law. Main areas of difference employment status categories leave entitlements qualifying period and remedies under unfair dismissals legislation redundancy entitlements protected conversations and settlement agreements employment tribunal procedures transfers of undertakings (TUPE) immigration Categories of employment status In the Republic of Ireland, individuals engaged in work are typically classified as either ‘employees’ or ‘independent contractors’. There is no...
Employment
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