Paul D Maier BL

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.

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 regularly engaged to provide legal advices and opinion on employment law and related matters.

Paul is the Editor of the Irish Employment Law Journal and Employment Law Report. His 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. Has previously served as a case reporter for the Employment Law Report and the Irish Law Reports Monthly.

Paul is the Treasurer of the Employment Bar Association. 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.

Paul is 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.

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).

An Employee v A Security Company ADJ-00049574 (18th October 2024)

Mouhsine Benjelloun v Merchandising Technologies Ireland Limited ADJ-00050928 (14th October 2024)

Aaron Gregory v All Things Office Ltd ADJ-00049867 (May 2nd 2024)

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

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

University Hospital 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.”