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Martin O'Brien


Mr Martin O'Brien

Contact Details:

Email Address: martin.obrien@barlibrary.com
Telephone Direct Line: (028) 9097 4580
Room: 1.6

 

Degrees:

  • LLB
  • Certificate in Professional Legal Studies
  • Barrister-at-Law 
  • LL.M (Human Rights & Emergency Law) 
  • Bar of Ireland
  • Post Graduate Certificate in Higher Education Teaching
  • Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

Biography:

Martin O’Brien was called to the Bar of Northern Ireland in 1989 and at the Bar specialises in Employment and Discrimination Law.  He is also a trained mediator.

Martin was a part-time Chairman of the Industrial Tribunal & The Fair Employment Tribunal of Northern Ireland from 1998 – 2009. He is a part-time Chairman of the Appeals Tribunal and Disability Appeals Tribunal.

Outside the Institute, Martin serves on a number of Boards and Committees and is a member of the Board of Governors of Saint Patrick’s Academy, Dungannon.

Teaching:

Martin O’Brien was appointed a part-time lecturer at the Institute of Professional Legal Studies in 1999, and lectures in Criminal Procedure on Indictment, Liquor Licensing Law, Employment Tribunal Practice & Procedure and Professional Conduct for Barristers, as well as assisting with the delivery of training on advocacy and moot court competitions. Martin is a member of the Board of Examiners of the Institute, and is a frequent speaker at conferences and seminars on Employment Law.

Institute of Professional Legal Studies
10 Lennoxvale
Belfast BT9 5BY

Tel: 028 9097 5567
Fax: 028 9066 1192

Email: iplsenquiries@qub.ac.uk

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