The Employment Lawyers Group (NI) held its Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 21st October 2026, and we are delighted to announce the committee for 2026/27.
Officers
- Chair – Sarah Cochrane, Carson McDowell
- Vice-Chair – Emma McIlveen, Barrister-at-Law
- Secretary – Claire Ramsey, Directorate of Legal Services
- Treasurer – Hannah McGrath, Carson McDowell
Congratulations to Sarah on taking up the Chair, and to Claire and Hannah on their appointments.
A warm welcome to our new committee members, Kelsey Gillespie, Falon McLean, Kamila Wroniak, Florence Smith and Kathryn O’Lone, and thank you to everyone continuing on the committee: Alexander Redpath, Aoife Jennings, Richard Campbell, Craig Patterson, Kevin Gallagher, Judy Hamilton, Mary Kitson, Oisin Gourley, Paul Upson and Timothy Warnock. The full committee is listed on our Committee page.
The year ahead
Our programme for 2026/27 will be published shortly. New this year will be a young members’ evening: a relaxed night for trainees, pupils and those in their first few years of practice to meet each other and hear what a first tribunal is really like.
If you have ideas for CPD topics or speakers you would like to see this year, please get in touch at employmentlawyersgroupni@gmail.com or through our contact form. ELG works best when the programme comes from its members.
Not yet a member? ELG is open to solicitors and barristers practising employment law in Northern Ireland, and apprentice solicitors and pupil barristers are very welcome. See our Membership page for details.