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Design engineer fired over stammer awarded €15,000 in compensation
A Design Engineer for an agricultural machinery manufacturer who was dismissed over his stammer has been awarded €15,000 in compensation.
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NI: Disability harassment case against B&M settled for £5,000 without admission of liability
A man with a learning disability has settled a case alleging disability harassment against retailer B&M for £5,000 without admission of liability with support from the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland (ECNI).
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€10,000 compensation recommended for woman dismissed for not returning to office due to effects of Covid enforced creche closure
A sports firm here dismissed a credit controller after she could not return to the workplace following a Covid-19 enforced closure of the creche that cared for her two children.
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Amazon to pay damages for dangerous goods sold by independent merchants
Policy change to affect US customers first but will be expanded to other countries soon.
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Ronan Keating agrees phone-hacking settlement at High Court
The Irish singer and TV presenter claimed his voicemail messages had been intercepted by News of the World publisher News Group Newspapers.
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Apology and €500,000 payment over unexpected death of woman (33)
Suzanne Hannon died in 2014 after intestine procedure at Midland Regional Hospital.
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Cork Apple worker found with explosive substance at work party insists he is ‘not a criminal’
Stanislav Ivanov, who was awarded €4,500 after a ruling that he was unfairly dismissed, says he wants to clear his reputation
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Credit union must pay disabled man €7,500 after it banned him from taking part in car prize draw
A Credit union has been ordered to pay €7,500 in compensation to a man with an intellectual disability after it discriminated against him when not allowing him enter a car-draw.
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10 Tips to a Successful Personal Injury Claim
You have been involved in an accident. You are not to blame. You are left to deal with unfamilar people and procedures. Your initial reaction is to hire a Solicitor to deal with it all. You have little experience of solicitors, perhaps a friend recommends someone but you are not sure. Is this person or […]
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The Effects of New Personal Injury Guidelines and What to Do About It?
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WRC award overturned by Labour court – Held resignation did not amount to constructive dismissal
In the recent decision of Leigh Bell v Cope Limited t/a Cope Galway, UDD2145 the Complainant had been awarded €8,400 in compensation for her constructive dismissal by the Respondent. On appeal to the Labour Court this decision was overturned, and the Court concluded that the Complainant was
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ESB sues cartel of truck manufacturers that supplied it with vehicles
ESB has launched legal action against four of the world’s biggest truck manufacturers over their involvement in price fixing that, ESB will allege, pushed up the cost of the distinctive yellow trucks in the semi-State company’s fleet.
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