Niamh Meagher
Solicitor

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Niamh is a solicitor in the firm's Employment and Litigation department, which covers all aspects of civil litigation in particular employment, landlord and tenant, property disputes/managed developments, PI defence and debt.

Niamh advises a wide range of clients including financial institutions, State bodies, property developers, private companies, management companies, property management agents and individuals in relation to contentious and non-contentious employment matters.

Prior to joining Kane Tuohy in 2023, Niamh completed her traineeship in Cork where she went on to work as a newly qualified solicitor in the area of Banking, followed by practice in the Asset Finance and Capital Markets department of a Dublin corporate law firm.

Since joining Kane Tuohy, Niamh has gained a broad range of experience advising in relation to employment law issues including the following: -  

• Recruitment;
• Contracts of employment;
• Employee handbooks and policies;
• Claims before the Workplace Relations Commission, Circuit Court and High Court;
• Advising on the Irish legal framework governing the employment relationship including long term absence management, retirement management, management of atypical contracts of employment, enforcement of post-termination obligations, grievance management, management of statutory leave, industrial disputes, rights and duties under employment and equality legislation, illness benefits, and holiday, maternity and parental leave;
• Termination agreements;
• Rights and duties under health and safety legislation;
• Redundancy processes;
• Investigative and disciplinary processes;
• Transfer of Undertakings; and
• Mediation.

Niamh graduated with a BCL in International Law in 2016 and was admitted to the Roll of Solicitors in March 2021.