“Bláthnaid Evans is a partner in the team and is very commercially astute. She will often offer an innovative solution to a problem more suited to the business than the traditional approach”
Legal 500 EMEA, 2024
Bláthnaid is partner and head of Employment and Corporate Immigration at Ogier in Ireland. She advises on all contentious and non-contentious issues and has substantial experience in advising clients before all employment law forums, including the WRC, Labour Court and High Court for employment-related injunctions.
Areas of expertise
Background and experience
Bláthnaid has extensive experience in all areas of employment law, having trained in one of the leading trade union / employee firms and subsequently worked in a top five law firm.
Bláthnaid’s practice includes advising and preparing all employment-related documentation, such as contracts, offer letters, handbooks, and employment permits. She regularly advises on all aspects of commercial related transactions, with particular experience in advising on TUPE Regulations and outsourcing arrangements. She also has extensive experience in advising clients (both employees and employers) on employment-related disputes which include, grievances, investigations, disciplinary matters, harassment and sexual harassment complaints, performance issues and protected disclosure related issues. Bláthnaid also provides advisory work on health and safety matters and regularly advises clients on workplace inspections.
Bláthnaid has extensive experience in advising companies on obtaining employment permits for their staff.
Admitted in:
2012 – Ireland
