Steven Linares

Steven who is currently a Member of Parliament joined our Chambers in April. He was a Primary School Teacher from 1988 to 2000. Steven was the president of the Gibraltar Teachers Association which represented all teachers in Gibraltar from 1993 to 1996. During this time he also became the president of the Gibraltar Trades Council which is the body which represents all the unions in Gibraltar. Coming from a union background he has great experience with employment matters and having been a teacher for 12 years he also has experience in Family matters and problems that family encounter when they are going through a separation and/or divorce.

Recently Steven embarked on doing an LLB (Hon) and a BVC and was called to the bar in UK in November 2009 and in Gibraltar in April 2010.

As a Member of Parliament he has attended numerous Conferences in many parts of the world. His portfolio in Parliament is that for Shadow Minister for Education, Culture and all Government Services which include utilities.

Within the chambers he is responsible for developing the Employment, Personal Injuries, Family and the Clinical Negligence Department.

Languages:
English and Spanish

Education:
Trinity and All Saints' College (Leeds University)
Wolverhampton University
University of West of England (Bristol)
Middle Temple Inns of Courts (Qualifying Sessions which include educational weekends)

Membership:
Gibraltar Parliament.
The General Council of the Bar.
Gibraltar Bar

Interests:
Sports (Generally), Outdoor Pursuits (Hiked Toubkal Atlas Mountains Morocco at 4167m high, Inca Trials Peru 4320m high, Kilimanjaro Tanzania Uhuru Peak at 5895m high) and follow closely global political developments.

Practice Areas:
Employment Law, Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence.