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The judgment of Mr Justice Nicholas Kearns in this case represents a significant decision of the High Court regarding costs, and more particularly, the issue of appropriate legal fees. Hayes successfully represented the Defendant in this case.

Michael Hanley has joined Hayes solicitors as a Partner and Head of Banking & Financial Services. Michael is a banking specialist with extensive transactional experience.

Employers need to be wary when imposing conditions on an employee’s entitlement to a bonus. While it is common for bonus schemes to be conditional upon various factors such as performance, attendance or disciplinary record, employers could find themselves in breach of equality legislation if these conditions could amount to discrimination.

In a recent Supreme Court Judgment, Ms Justice Laffoy dismissed the appeal of Bridget Doyle, who died before the hearing of her appeal had been concluded, on the grounds that none of the heads of damages in her claim survived her death.

On 22 January 2015, a Dáil Joint Committee on Health and Children looked at the challenge of the rising cost of professional medical indemnity insurance.

A recent judgment highlights the importance of framing a complaint to ensure it relates to a contravention which occurred within the relevant time period prior to its referral to the Rights Commissioner.