Leanne McKeown
DQ Advocates
Solicitor (England and Wales/N.I.)
Regions
- North West
Expertise
- Employer focused day to day advice
- Employee focused workplace issues
- Advocacy: Employment Tribunal/Employment Appeal Tribunal
- Advocacy: High Court and above
- Workplace privacy
- Advising employees on settlement agreements
- Advising employees on employment contracts
- Also advises on immigration
The Chambers, 5 Mount Pleasant, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 2PU, United Kingdom
01624626999
leanne [at] dq.im
Employment
Leanne is Head of DQ's top ranked Employment Team and has responsibility for the strategy and development of this part of the DQ Dispute Resolution service offering.
Leanne has been individually ranked by Chambers & Partners since 2014 as a Star Associate (Employment – Isle of Man). As noted within the 2017 Guide, clients hail Leanne for her "exceptionally clear and practicable" advice, with it being noted that she enjoys a strong reputation in a wide range of contentious and non-contentious employment matters.
Leanne is also listed as a leading individual in Legal 500 2017.
Leanne has considerable experience in employment law litigation and advises both employers and employees across the public and private sectors. She regularly advises Island businesses and individuals on matters involving the drafting of staff contracts of employment, restrictive covenants and the application of internal procedures to individual employee cases. Leanne is experienced in providing advice and representation in respect of the defence of all categories of employment claims before the Employment Tribunal and High Court.
Leanne regularly presents in-house training for clients on a range of employment and HR related matters and she is happy to provide tailor made in-house training to suit a particular client need.
Leanne is a member of the Employment Lawyers Association and the Institute of Directors. She also sits on the Chamber of Commerce Employment and Skills Committee.
Data Protection / GDPR
Leanne is a qualified Data Protection Practitioner.
Leanne is Head of DQ's top ranked Employment Team and has responsibility for the strategy and development of this part of the DQ Dispute Resolution service offering.
Leanne has been individually ranked by Chambers & Partners since 2014 as a Star Associate (Employment – Isle of Man). As noted within the 2017 Guide, clients hail Leanne for her "exceptionally clear and practicable" advice, with it being noted that she enjoys a strong reputation in a wide range of contentious and non-contentious employment matters.
Leanne is also listed as a leading individual in Legal 500 2017.
Leanne has considerable experience in employment law litigation and advises both employers and employees across the public and private sectors. She regularly advises Island businesses and individuals on matters involving the drafting of staff contracts of employment, restrictive covenants and the application of internal procedures to individual employee cases. Leanne is experienced in providing advice and representation in respect of the defence of all categories of employment claims before the Employment Tribunal and High Court.
Leanne regularly presents in-house training for clients on a range of employment and HR related matters and she is happy to provide tailor made in-house training to suit a particular client need.
Leanne is a member of the Employment Lawyers Association and the Institute of Directors. She also sits on the Chamber of Commerce Employment and Skills Committee.
Data Protection / GDPR
Leanne is a qualified Data Protection Practitioner.
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