If either you, your child or someone close to you is living with a disability, you may be able to apply to the Health Service Executive directly for an assessment of needs and service statement. … Read More
MOTHER AND BABY REDRESS SCHEME: ELIGIBILITY AND EXCLUSIONS
The Mother and Baby Institutions Redress Scheme has been approved by the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (“the Department”). The Scheme will include all children who were in Mother and Baby Institutions … Read More
DISCRIMINATORY DISMISSAL AND DISABILITY
A recent case of the Workplace Relations Commission in An Employer v An Employee ADJ-00019658 provides guidance on the law relating to discriminatory dismissal and disability. An employee who is dismissed by reason of their … Read More
A RIGHT TO AN IDENTITY? MOTHER AND BABY HOMES AND ACCESS TO BIRTH RECORDS
Is the right of access to birth records / information and a birth certificate a fundamental human right? The recent report published by the Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation (“the report”) recommended that … Read More
DECIPHERING ALGORITHMS: LAW AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
In a recent claim in the United Kingdom concerning the use of algorithmic systems when applied to visa applications, the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (“the Claimant”) served judicial review proceedings on the … Read More
Leaving Certificate: Calculated Grades and Legal Remedies
The Department of Education and Skills has published detailed guidance for schools in order to calculate grades for students who were due to sit the Leaving Certificate this year. In addition to the detailed guidance … Read More
PROTECTED EXPOSURE: HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND PROTECTED DISCLOSURES
Transparency International recently voiced concerns over the growing increase of retaliations against healthcare professionals “for speaking out about the realities of COVID-19”. There have been many examples reported in the media globally, including the case … Read More
A House Divided: Co-Ownership and Property Disputes.
It is a common occurrence to encounter a co-habiting couple who after purchasing a property jointly find themselves separating at a later stage. In the absence of a written agreement outlining each of the co-habitants … Read More
Where there is a Will there is a Way: Executing Wills and Social Distancing
People who wish to make a will are concerned that they may not be able to do so in light of social distancing requirements and the risk that face-to-face contact now poses to their health … Read More
Unfair Dismissal and Pregnancy
Unfair Dismissal and Pregnancy. A recent case of the Workplace Relations Commission in a Community Development Officer v Family Resource Centre ADJ-00010478 provides guidance into the burden placed upon a complainant who is faced with … Read More