by Wendy Doyle Solicitor | Sep 23, 2019 | Contracts of Employment, Employee, Grievance, Investigation, latest news, Unfair Dismissal
Many employees believe that if they have outstanding expenses that haven’t been paid that they can bring a claim to the Workplace Relations Commission under the Payment of Wages Act 1991 (as amended). This is incorrect. The Payment of Wages Act 1991 specifcally... 
by Wendy Doyle Solicitor | Jan 18, 2018 | Breach of Trust and Confidence, Contracts of Employment, Investigation, Labour Court, latest news, Litigation, Unfair Dismissal, Workplace Relations Commission
In this case (Structured Finance Management (Ireland) Limited and Vadym Kakinin) (ADJ0000-155-A) the employee appealed a previous finding of the WRC that he had not been unfairly dismissed to the Labour Court who overturned the decision of the Adjudicator but found... 
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 | May 10, 2016 | An Garda Siochana, Appeal, Disciplinary Hearing, Disciplinary Meetings, Garda Siochana (Discipline) Regulations 2007, Gross Misconduct, Investigation, latest news, Litigation, Supreme Court
In the case of Canavan v The Commissioner of An Garda Siochana [2016 IEHC 225] , the applicant sought by way of judicial review an order of prohibition preventing the respondent from continuing a process of internal disciplinary against him including various... by Wendy Doyle Solicitor | Jun 2, 2014 | Appeal, Appeal Hearing, Board of Management, Bullying and Harassment, Contracts of Employment, Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2013, Health and Safety, High Court, Investigation, latest news, Litigation, Personal Injury, Personal Injury Assessment Board, Sick Leave, Sick Pay and Illness
Justice O’Neill delivered the recent judgement in Ruffley -v- Board of Management St. Anne’s School [2014 IEHC 235] on the 9th day of May 2014. This case concerned bullying and harassment and a full copy of the judgement is available here. Background The... by Wendy Doyle Solicitor | May 6, 2014 | Appeal, Appeal Hearing, Contracts of Employment, Disciplinary Hearing, Disciplinary Meetings, Garda Siochana (Discipline) Regulations 2007, High Court, Investigation, Judicial Review, latest news, Litigation
The recent case of John Wilson v Superintenddent Sean Farrell, Chief Superintendent Patrick McGee, the Commissioner of an Garda Siochana Ireland has attracted a lot of media attention since the whistleblowing controversy hit the media. The judgement of Justice...
