Opinion

Jonathan Simpson Jonathan Simpson, solicitor in the employment department at Cleaver Fulton Rankin in Belfast, reflects on the year since Shared Parental Leave was introduced.

Linda Johnston, partner at Francis Hanna & Co Solicitors Linda Johnston, partner at Francis Hanna & Co Solicitors, writes about the passing of the Mental Capacity Bill by the Northern Ireland Assembly.

Maxine Orr Maxine Orr, partner at Worthingtons Solicitors in Belfast, considers two cases whereby an employee was not required to share the relevant protected characteristic in order to claim discrimination by association.

Dr Brian Tobin Dr Brian Tobin of NUI Galway writes on potential solutions to the challenges of legislating for surrogacy in Ireland.

Olivia O'Kane, chair of Belfast Solicitors Association

Karen Kearney Karen Kearney, medical negligence solicitor at Ernest J. Cantillon Solicitors in Cork, writes about the latest medical negligence fiasco.

Rachel Richardson, director at Tughans Solicitors in Belfast Rachel Richardson, director at Tughans Solicitors in Belfast, comments on the Employment Bill which has reached the Final Reading stage at the NI Assembly.

Nikaela Rusk

Emily Paisley

Mark Thompson

Robert Browne

Maxine Orr, partner at Worthingtons Solicitors in Belfast Maxine Orr, partner at Worthingtons Solicitors in Belfast, reflects on the lessons of a recent sex discrimination case that resulted in a £50k settlement.

Maxine Orr, partner at Worthingtons Solicitors in Belfast Maxine Orr, partner at Worthingtons Solicitors in Belfast, examines whether Northern Ireland employers who ask staff to speak English are breaking the law.

Maxine Orr, partner at Worthingtons Solicitors in Belfast Maxine Orr, partner at Worthingtons Solicitors in Belfast, explains the case of a Polish GP who failed in a discrimination claim.

The Technology, Media and Communications Team at Irish law firm Mason Hayes & Curran offers analysis of coming trends in the field of data protection. Today’s date marks Data Protection Day 2016 – a day aimed at raising awareness and promoting best practices for privacy and data protection.