Practice Expertise

  • Brexit
  • Corporate and M&A
  • Employment, Pensions & Incentives
  • Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Areas of Practice

  • Brexit
  • Corporate and M&A
  • Employment, Pensions & Incentives
  • Litigation & Dispute Resolution
  • Privacy & Data Security
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Profile

Duncan is Head of A&L Goodbody's Employment Law Group and has practiced exclusively in the area of employment law and industrial relations in multiple jurisdictions. Duncan advises public and private sector employers on both contentious and non-contentious matters. He advises Board rooms across Ireland and abroad on strategic and complex employment and industrial relations matters. Duncan also specialises in crisis management for clients and has advised on some of the most high profile corporate issues in Ireland. Duncan regularly appears for clients in the Workplace Relations Commission, the Circuit Court, the High Court, the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court. Duncan also acts for partnerships in mediated settlements and in proceedings in the High Court.

Education
BComm, University of NSW (Australia)
LL.B, University of NSW (Australia)
Solicitor, Law Society of Ireland
Solicitor, Law Society of Australia and New Zealand
Solicitor, Law Society of England and Wales

Areas of Practice

  • Brexit
  • Corporate and M&A
  • Employment, Pensions & Incentives
  • Litigation & Dispute Resolution
  • Privacy & Data Security

Professional Career

Seminars/ Presentation
Duncan speaks regularly on employment and industrial relations matters at conferences for organisations such as the Public Affairs Institute, Legal Island, the Law Society and other professional bodies. He co-authored “Employment Law in Ireland" and has written articles for specialist legal publications. He often provides comment on current employment issues in the national media. Duncan was involved in the establishment of the Law Society Employment Law diploma and now lectures on the course and to law student on the Law Society's Professional Practice Courses. He is also a member of the European Employment Lawyers Association and the Employment Lawyers Association of Ireland.


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Ireland IP & Technology Law Blog

A&L Goodbody is an Irish law firm providing expert legal advice across every aspect of business law. The Firm advises a broad domestic and international client base in both the private and public sectors, across the island of Ireland.

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