Friday, 05 June 2026
11:00 - 11:45
(
45 mins )
webinar
Join Seamus McGranaghan, O'Reilly Stewart Solicitors & Christine Quinn, Legal Island as they talk NI caselaw - shoplifters, swearing and ChatGPT!
Breen v Tesco Stores & Doherty [2026] - A cashier with COPD is told to chase a shoplifter. Her manager then questions her about COVID, asks if she's on PIP and suggests a wedding means she's fit for work.
Preshur v DHL Supply Chain [2026] - ADHD, multiple investigations, a secret job offer and an employee who swore at the Employment Judge.
Hegarty v Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service [2026] - Two Tribunals, one month apart, completely opposite views on AI-drafted witness statements. This one is unresolved, and it's heading your way.
Tell your HR colleagues and register individually, or get your HR team around the computer and use the webinars as monthly group learning opportunities. Ask any questions (on employment law) and hear the answers live or catch up later when we upload both a recording and transcript of the discussion. Or catch up on Spotify or Apple Music while you're on the go!
NOTE: – Send your questions in advance to gosia@legal-island.com. Anonymity assured.
Please note that the employment law matters discussed in this webinar apply primarily to Northern Ireland.
Seamus McGranaghan qualified as a Solicitor in O'Reilly Stewart Solicitors in 2003 and is an experienced Commercial Lawyer dealing with employment, commercial and education cases.
He has experience in the Industrial Tribunal representing both Claimants and Respondents and has provided seminars in relation to particular areas of employment law. Seamus is the only member of the Education and Law Association in Northern Ireland. He specialises in advising schools and colleges on policy matters, employment issues and student welfare. He is also responsible for the Education Law Quarterly Review.
In addition to having contributed at Legal Island’s Education Updates since 2010, Seamus in association with Legal Island provides a live “Employment Law @ 11” webinar on the first Friday of each month, dealing with all aspects of Employment law affecting Northern Irish employers.
Christine joined Legal Island in June 2021 and is a qualified (non-practising) employment solicitor in both NI and GB. She has a wealth of experience in the legal, voluntary and in-house sectors, as a solicitor and paralegal, in both London and Northern Ireland. She trained at a leading London human rights firm and qualified into their employment and discrimination department, before joining the BBC’s in-house employment law team. Christine subsequently worked representing members of the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) before taking a career break to run her own small business. Her return to law saw her join the Law Centre (NI) as interim Head of Employment law, before her move to Legal Island.
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