Paul D Maier BL

  • Junior Counsel: 2022
Qualifications:

Barrister-at-Law, King's Inns, BSc. Hons Industrial and Labor Relations, Cornell University, Professional Diploma in Arbitration, University College Dublin

Areas of Practice:
  • General Practice
Specialisation:
  • Arbitration/Dispute Resolution
  • Bankruptcy/Insolvency/Reorganisations
  • Equality Law
  • Labour & Employment Law
  • Medical Law
  • Occupational Safety and Health
  • Professional Negligence
Paul D Maier BL
Other Memberships:
Corporate & Insolvency Bar Association (CIBA)
Employment Bar Association
Employment Law Association of Ireland
EU Bar Association
Health and Safety Lawyer's Association of Ireland
Professional Regulatory and Disciplinary Bar Association
Other Languages:
German (Working)
Direct Professional Access:
Provided

Paul D Maier is a barrister specialising in the law of work, labour and employment. He is a member of the Law Library in Dublin, Ireland, having been called to the Bar in 2022. He is Treasurer of the Employment Bar Association.

Paul appears on behalf of employers and employees at all levels of the Courts, and before the Labour Court and Workplace Relations Commission. He is a qualified arbitrator and is commissioned to lead independent investigations and disciplinary procedures for organisations. He is a member of the Employment Law Association of Ireland, the Health and Safety Lawyer’s Association of Ireland, the Professional, Regulatory and Disciplinary Bar Association, the EU Bar Association, and the Corporate & Insolvency Bar Association.

In addition to his practice before the courts, Paul is committed to teaching and research. Paul is currently Lecturer at the DCU School of Law and Government, teaching its undergraduate course The Law of Contract, and Occasional Lecturer in employment law at the UCD Sutherland School of Law. He is also the lecturer of the Professional Diploma in Medical Law at City Colleges Dublin, and has developed and delivered an on-demand course in employment law for Progressive College.

Paul presents fortnightly employment law webinars for Linea, an HR advisory service from Adare HRM. He is regularly in demand as a guest lecturer and trainer in employment law and industrial relations in both academic and professional settings.

Paul’s writing has been published in the Irish Employment Law Journal, the Industrial Relations News, the King’s Inns Law Review and in Viewpoints, the Bar of Ireland’s online publication. He is a case reporter for the Employment Law Reports and the Irish Law Reports Monthly.

In his first year of practice, Paul devilled with Desmond Ryan BL. He was admitted to the degree of Barrister-at-Law by the King’s Inns in 2022 and was awarded the Diploma in Legal Studies with honours by the King’s Inns in 2020. He received the Professional Diploma in Arbitration with merit from UCD in 2021. Prior to his legal practice, Paul served as a national industrial relations official with the Irish Medical Organisation from 2015 – 2021, representing primarily non-consultant hospital doctors (NCHDs).

Leon O’Connor v Engage People Recruitment ADJ-00040781 (July 24th 2023)

A Consultant Surgeon v A Hospital ADJ-00024543 (February 8th 2021)

University Hosptial Kerry v A Worker LCR21853 (December 11th 2018)

A Medical Consultant v A Hospital ADJ-00004020 (May 25th 2018)

Mercy University Hospital v A Doctor LCR21624 (November 30th 2017)

St Patrick’s Mental Health Services v Asma Ayyaz PWD1713 (May 25th 2017)

“Just and Equitable? Section 41 Redress and Remedies in the Workplace Relations Commission” Irish Employment Law Journal 2024, 21(2), 32 – 40

“Understanding Domestic Violence Leave: Guide for Employers, Employees & Advisors” Viewpoints from the Bar of Ireland, 16 January 2024

“Procedures for Labour Court Appeals to the Superior Courts” (with Anthony Kerr SC) Irish Employment Law Journal 2023, 20(4), 107 – 110

“20 Years Protecting Fixed-Term Employees: The Fixed-Term Work Act 2003” Viewpoints from the Bar of Ireland (with Cathy Smith SC) 14 July 2023

“New study shows WRC adjudication still experiencing delays but situation improving” Industrial Relations News (with Anthony Kerr SC) 27 April 2023

King’s Inns Law Review Volume IX – “Organisation of Working Time in the Digital Era” February 2020

Guest lecture and clinic, Dublin City University FLAC, 27 November 2024

“Just and Equitable? Redress in the WRC” – CPD Presentation for the Employment Bar Association, 13 March 2024 (with Cathy Smith SC)

“Employment Law in Arts and Culture” – Guest Lecture for the MA in Cultural Policy and Arts Management, University College Dublin (most recently 13 November 2024)

“Current Issues in Working Time” – Presentation to William Fry’s Knowledge Sessions, 21 September 2023

Flexible Working and the Right to Disconnect – Winner of 2022 Employment Law Association of Ireland Student Video Competition

 

Treasurer, Employment Bar Association, July 2023 – Present

Volunteer, Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC), March 2023 – Present – Providing specialist employment law clinics on a monthly basis

Chairperson, Rathfarnham Concert Band Society, January 2017 – September 2018, awarded lifetime Honorary Membership of the Society for “exceptional services to the Society.”

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Mobile
083-176 2636
Email
Paul.Maier@lawlibrary.ie
Paul.Maier@lawlibrary.ie
Address
Distillery Building 145-151 Church Street Dublin 7
DX
816425
LinkedIn
@Paul Maier

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