About

I am an Associate in the Employment, Immigration and Reward team at Lewis Silkin.

I act on behalf of clients in defence of proceedings at the Industrial and Fair Employment Tribunals in Northern Ireland. I also have considerable experience in advising employers on day-to-day employment issues.

I have a keen interest in all issues relating to data privacy and specialise in workplace privacy issues and subject access requests. I am a Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM) and Certified Information Privacy Professional - Europe (CIPP/E) with the International Association of Privacy Professionals.

Experience

Employment

  • Representing clients at the Industrial and Fair Employment Tribunals in defence of unfair dismissal and discrimination claims
  • Advising on disciplinary, grievance and redundancy procedures
  • Advising on exit / compromise negotiations
  • Drafting contractual documentation and policies / handbooks

Data, privacy & cyber

  • Advising on, and coordinating responses to, data subject access requests from employees
  • Advising on workplace data issues to include employee monitoring and criminal record checks
  • Drafting data privacy policies and notices
  • Handling Information Commissioner's Office complaints
  • Ensuring compliance with data protection laws

Services

Sectors