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Fieldfisher LLP (Ireland) | Ireland | 12 Apr 2022
Maternity Benefit denied to Foreign National working without a valid Employment Permit - Supreme Court Decision
A recent Supreme Court decision (Sobhy-v- The Chief Appeals Officer &Ors[2021] IESC 81) examined whether a worker who does not have a valid employment…
William Fry | Ireland | 8 Apr 2022
Putting Justice to Hazard: When does delay justify the dismissal of proceedings?
The procedure, including the time periods, for the prosecution of civil proceedings before the High Court (Court) is regulated under statutory court…
William Fry | Ireland | 28 Mar 2022
Whistleblowing Update - Supreme Court rules that "personal interest communications" can constitute Protected Disclosures
With Ireland due to implement the EU Whistleblowing Directive in the coming months, the Supreme Court has recently issued a key decision regarding…
William Fry | Ireland | 25 Mar 2022
Defamation Law Developments
The Supreme Court recently substituted a defamation damages award in an appeal from the Court of Appeal, giving important guidance around the…
Mason Hayes & Curran LLP | Ireland | 11 Mar 2022
Supreme Court Decisions Remind Us Courts Cannot be Used to Appeal Assessments to Tax
We review the facts of two recent decisions from the Irish Supreme Court which refused two taxpayers permission to appeal against judgments obtained…
A&L Goodbody | Ireland | 25 Feb 2022
Significant Court of Appeal decision on historic holiday pay entitlement for workers
Gig economy employers should sit up and take note of the recent decision in Smith v Pimlico Plumbers Ltd [2022] EWCA. The Court of Appeal held that…
Anne O'Connell Solicitors | Ireland | 22 Dec 2021
Reeling In The Year 2021
It is appropriate at this time of the year to look back at some of the developments and the important cases that have shaped the landscape of…
Fieldfisher LLP (Ireland) | Ireland | 17 Dec 2021
Can an Employee Grievance be a Protected Disclosure? Important update on Employee Whistleblowing Law
Since the passage of the Protected Disclosures Act in 2014, ("the 2014 Act") employees in Ireland have enjoyed additional protections from…
Beauchamps | Ireland | 8 Dec 2021
Supreme Courts considers whether facts of case amount to a protected disclosure or workplace grievance
The Supreme Court has delivered an important ruling on what constitutes a protected disclosure. This ruling is particularly timely as the Government…
Anne O'Connell Solicitors | Ireland | 7 Dec 2021
Supreme Court Confirms Board Scope of the Protected Disclosures Act & Finds the Code of Practice Is Wrong
On 1st December 2021, the Supreme Court in Baranya v. Rosderra Meats found in favour of the Appellant and directed the case back to the Labour Court…
