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We are often asked by employers if some measure is adopted for, or concession is given to, its workforce, whether that will result in there being an established precedent, a new custom and practice or it being an implied contract term, which the employer will be obliged to follow in future.

In a recent article we discussed adjudication in the context of the Construction Contracts Act 2013.

The Supreme Court Judgment in the case of Baranya v Rosderra Meats Group (2021) has clarified that an individual raising a personal grievance can also attract the protections of the Protected Disclosure Act 2014.

Joe O’Malley tells the astonishing story of the Afghan Female Judges; their settlement in Ireland and how the legal community here responded to a humanitarian crisis. This article first appeared in the Winter Edition of the Parchment, the Dublin Solicitors Bar Association Magazine.

The Court of Appeal overturned the decision made by the High Court in Warren Harford v Electricity Supply Board [2020] IEHC 752 in which the High Court had made an award of €83,000 in damages for nervous shock.

As we approach the end of another pandemic year, which has had more than its share of ups and downs, it’s timely to express our deep appreciation of your loyal support that has given great stability to us during another uncertain year.