In a very interesting High Court decision Justice John MacMenamin refused the relocation application of a mother, who was seperated from the father of her childen to return to Spain. The application was refused as it was not in the best interests of the children. The decision is an interesting one for any family law [...]
Cork Personal Injuries Lawyer Maurice O’Connor of the Litigation Department at Healy O’Connor Solicitors recently represented a mother and her three childen who suffered personal injuries after their car was rear-ended by another vehicle. Luckily the children were all strapped in however they suffered soft tissue injuries. The impact was severe and as a result injuries [...]
The personal injuries litigation department at HOC Solicitors noted with interest a recent decision of the High Court to reduce an award for personal injuries compensation from €80,000 to €27,000. In a slightly unusual set of circumstances the High Court reduced the award on the basis the Plaintiff was two-thirds responsible for the incident and the [...]
I am currently involved in several ongoing cases where my clients are suing in the High Court for Bullying and Harrassment. It is very important that an employee, if he feels he or she is being bullied, raises the grievance with their Employer. The grievance procedure will be laid out in the Company Handbook or contract [...]
The Central Bank has now sought to compel insurance companies to provide information about the Personal Injuries Assessment Board to claimants. Under the new code personal injury claimants will have to be informed they are entitled to deal with the Board directly themselves. The Board feel considerable savings will be made for claimants by not using [...]
I was involved in a case against an insolvent company. The liquidators arrived at the Employment Appeals Hearing without a company representative. In those circumstances they sought an adjournment which we successfully fought. We have now just found out we were successful and our client has been awarded redundancy against the insolvent company. We will now pursue the [...]
Just got back another favourable determination from the Employment Appeals Tribunal. We acted for the claimant in a case where he was summarily dismissed from his job as a Barman. The company did not adopt fair procedures in firing him. Any company that does not adopt fair procedures or have suitable employment policies in place [...]
Thanks for everyone coming back to us regarding our feature in the Irish Times on the 14th of January last. It is always nice to get recognition from such a venerable Institution! http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/magazine/2012/0114/1224310171916.ht
The Australians refer to it as the GFC or Global Financial Crisis. Of course, they are currently immune from the ravages of the aforementioned. But that’s the thing. It’s a global problem with local effects for us here in Ireland. If you have lost your job or think this is the time to start a [...]
We are delighted to announce the merger of our practice with Keane and Co Solicitors. Carmel Keane bolsters our Litigation department where she advises primarily in Defence Litigation and Personal Injuries Actions. Carmel also has a wealth of experience in Probate, Wills and Estate/Wealth Management. The expanded practice will continue to deliver in its core [...]