by Wendy Doyle Solicitor | Jan 12, 2017 | Alternative Dispute Resolution, Appeal, Blog, Board of Management, Disciplinary Hearing, Disciplinary Meetings, Grievance, High Court, Judicial Review, Schools
In the recent case of Dillon v Board of Management of Catholic University School [2016 IEHC 674] Justice Twomey was asked to consider a challenge by way of Judicial Review to a finding by the Board of Management of the Respondent of 24th February 2015 whereby it was... 
by Wendy Doyle Solicitor | Jan 9, 2017 | An Garda Siochana, Appeal, Appeal Hearing, Contracts of Employment, Employee, Employee v Self Employed, High Court, latest news, Litigation
In the case of Mc Kayed v Forbidden City Limited t/a translations.ie [2016 IEHC 722] the issue arose as to whether or not the plaintiff was an employee of the defendant in the context of a potential claim under the Unfair Dismissal Acts 1977 (as amended). The... by Wendy Doyle Solicitor | Jun 21, 2016 | Appeal, Bonus, Breach of Contract, Constructive Dismissal, Deduction and Reduction, Grievance, Health and Safety, High Court, latest news, Litigation, Payment of Wages Act 1991
In the recent case of Sandra Cleary, Ellen Bradley, Joyce Donovan, Angela Carmody, Joan Thompson, Anita Malone, Yvonne Masters, Maureen Andres, Brian McCarthy and James Dowdall v B&Q Ireland Limited the appellants were a number of employees of different branches... 
by Wendy Doyle Solicitor | Jun 17, 2016 | Damages, Defamation, High Court, Investigation, Litigation, Witnesses
In the recent decision of Padraig Higgins v Irish Aviation Authority [2016] IEHC 245 , Moriarty J considered whether pursuant to Section 23(1)(c) the plaintiff was entitled to have damages determined by a jury. Background This case concerned a claim by the plaintiff... 
by Wendy Doyle Solicitor | Jun 2, 2016 | Accident at Work, Corporate Manslaughter Bill 2016, Damages, Health and Safety, Health and Safety Authority, Health and Safety Law, High Court, latest news, Litigation, Supreme Court
The Corporate Manslaughter Bill 2016 (‘the Bill”) recently published will create the indictable offence of “corporate manslaughter” by an undertaking and will also create the indictable offence of “grossly negligent management causing... by Wendy Doyle Solicitor | May 30, 2016 | Accident at Work, Blog, Damages, Health and Safety Authority, Health and Safety Law, High Court, latest news, Litigation, Personal Injury, Personal Injury Assessment Board, private investigator
The recent case of Walsh v Tesco Ireland Limited 2016 IEHC 322 resulted in an award of 1.4m for the plaintiff and is interesting insofar as the court looked in particular in detail at the area of general and special damages.The judgement was delivered by Mr Justice...
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