O'Reilly Stewart Solicitors wish to recruit a Conveyancing Solicitor with at least 3-5 years previous conveyancing experience. CV’s can either be sent in via email to: recruitment@oreillystewart.com or by post to: Leanne Mills O’Reilly Stewart Solicitors Courtside House 75-77 May Street Belfast BT1 3JL
In November 2014, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) issued the Bear Scotland LTD v Fulton decision in which it was held that all regular overtime payments should be included in the calculation of statutory holiday pay. The decision applied only to holiday pay in respect of the EU Working Time Directive (20 days) and did…
The winter is very much upon us and the mornings and evenings are dark, dreary, and often wet. The number of brave souls making their commute to work by bicycle on these dark winter mornings is impressive, as are the intrepid cyclists heading out at the crack of dawn at the weekend. However, the risks…
On 28th November 2018 the Education and Training Inspectorate published the Chief Inspector’s Report 2016-2018. The Report details that in the academic year 2016-17, 4,084 pupils of compulsory school age (four to 16) were suspended equating to over 15,000 lost school days. Suspension is a significant sanction which can have serious consequences for the pupil…
For trans & non-binary young people, school can be a daunting and stressful environment, especially if they’re coming out or transitioning. To date, schools have had limited access to resources to assist them in supporting their pupils, with no guidance or training available from the Education Authority. The Education Authority (EA) has however announced that…
All employers will be aware of their duty to make reasonable adjustments for employees with disabilities to prevent the person with a disability from suffering the disadvantage. Access to Work (NI) is a Government programme which can assist employers by providing advice and an assessment of an employee's disability needs in the workplace and, if…
The Tribunal has awarded a disabled woman £11,852 following a finding of unfair dismissal. Ms Celia Luisa Pereira da Costa suffers from glaucoma and chronic uveitis in both her eyes. She worked for Summer Garden Salads Limited from 2012 until her dismissal in August 2017. Her employer was aware of her glaucoma from the commencement…
Several O’Reilly Stewart Solicitors lawyers and practice areas have been ranked in this year’s Chambers & Partners, the influential legal directory. The firm, along with a number of our Solicitors singled out as leading practitioners within their fields of expertise, secured Band 1, 2 and 3 rankings for clinical negligence, licensing, litigation and education. Managing…
The dramatic rise of mobile internet usage and the expectation, in many careers, that employees are contactable outside of working hours raises questions over employee rights and what measures employers should take to mitigate potential legal action. As the boundaries between work and home life become increasingly blurred there is more focus around what constitutes…
Christopher Bullock, Associate in our Commercial Department, was pleased to have advised Oklahoma based Bama Companies Inc on the Northern Irish legal aspects of their acquisition of 25% of local bakery company, Evron Foods Group. With factories in Craigavon and Wales, Evron Foods supply frozen and chilled bakery goods across the globe. This is the…
Recent ONS figures report that there are approximately 3.3 million cohabiting couples in the UK, 1.2 of them with children, making co-habiting the fasted growing family type. Last month’s landmark Supreme Court decision in the case of Siobhan McLaughlin and her family is therefore likely to have potentially significant ramifications for unmarried couples. In summary,…
O'Reilly Stewart Director, Imelda McMillan, spoke this week at a prominent Mentoring conference in Belfast. The conference at Belfast City Hall, entitled ‘The Magic of Mentoring’, had been organised in response to a growing demand from local businesses and organisations for training and information on mentoring in Northern Ireland. This the first time that Belfast…
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