About Christine West
Christine West is a Senior Associate specialising in Education and Employment Law. She advises clients in the education sector at primary, secondary and tertiary level, on a wide range of employment-related matters, including recruitment of teachers, SNAs and ancillary staff, conduct of disciplinary hearings, dismissal, equality and discrimination, risk management, privacy and data protection and compliance with both statutory and common law duties. Christine also advises educational institutions in relation to admissions, suspensions and expulsions, child protection, bullying and dealing with complaints of staff and parents.
In addition to representing educational institutions in contentious employment matters, including claims before the Labour Relations Commission, Equality Tribunal, Labour Court, Employment Appeals Tribunal, Circuit, High and Supreme Courts Christine also has acted for a number of educational institutions across all sectors in instituting and defending Judicial Review proceedings.