Courier Deemed To Be An Employee And Successful In Unfair Dismissal Claim But Misses Out On Substantial Award For Failing To Mitigate His Loss

In the case of John Read v. Speedking Couriers Ltd t/a Fastway, the Complainant had his contract terminated with one week’s notice and without the application of any procedure whatsoever by the Respondent Company.  The Complainant brought a claim for Unfair Dismissal which was not upheld at the WRC but the Complainant was not in attendance due …

High Court Injunction Seeking to Dismiss Employee’s Personal Injury Claim Refused Regardless of Her Having Signed A Waiver Agreement

In the High Court case of Philomena Hennessy (the “Plaintiff”) v. Ladbrooks Payments (Ireland) Ltd and Ladbrooks (Ireland) (the “Defendants”, Ms Justice Bolger refused to grant a High Court Injunction seeking to dismiss the Plaintiff’s personal injury case regardless of the fact that she had signed a Waiver Agreement.

Mandatory Retirement Age Held Discriminatory on Age & Gender Grounds – One year’s pay awarded

In its recent decision in the case of Doreen Nolan v Alsaa, ADJ-00029859 on the issue of mandatory retirement ages, the WRC awarded a female employee one year’s pay as compensation for discrimination on the grounds of both age and gender.

WRC Limited Award For Unfair Dismissal Due to Employee’s Decision Not to Properly Mitigate Loss

In the recent decision of Martin Gillen v. Derek Daly Construction Ltd ADJ-00029984 the Complainant was held to have been unfairly dismissed as the Respondent failed to follow any procedures in respect of his dismissal, which involved a serious instance of gross misconduct by the Complainant. As the Complainant limited the amount he worked, after his dismissal, …

VILAF Promotes New Partner, Counsel, and Senior Associates

VILAF is pleased to announce the promotion of Counsel Lam Nguyen to Partner and Senior Associate Hoang Duong to Counsel.

DSK Legal shifts to a new office in New Delhi

To accommodate its continuing growth, DSK Legal has shifted to a larger office in New Delhi, being the entire 5th floor at Max House, Okhla, with state-of-the-art facilities, 6 meeting rooms; library; cafeteria and a lounge area.

A.G. Paphitis & Co. heading to iFX EXPO Dubai 2022

The first major financial expo of 2022 for forex, CFD and crypto brokers is scheduled for February 22-24 at the Dubai World Trade Center, UAE. The iFX EXPO is one of the largest annual B2B exhibitions with over 90 exhibitors.

Anuwat Ngamprasertkul Participates as Panelist at IR Global IP / TMT Virtual Conference

Anuwat Ngamprasertkul, Partner and Head of Litigation and Dispute Resolution as well as Co-Head of Tech-Media-Telecoms (TMT), attended the IP / TMT Virtual Conference organized by IR Global, one of the largest professional services networks in the world that provides legal, accountancy and financial advice to companies and individuals. The Conference discussed a number of …

Digitale Rechteverwaltung: Eversheds Sutherland berät FotoWare beim Erwerb von Xenario

Eversheds Sutherland hat das norwegische Unternehmen FotoWare beim Erwerb des deutschen Softwareentwicklers Xenario beraten. Mit der Akquisition verstärkt FotoWare als führender innovativer Anbieter von Softwareanwendungen zur Speicherung und Verwaltung von digitalen Inhalten (Digital Asset Management, DAM) seine Aktivitäten in der DACH-Region.

Eversheds Sutherland berät die Oldenburgische Landesbank Aktiengesellschaft bei der Refinanzierung von ecovium und der Finanzierung des zusätzlichen Erwerbs von Mantis Informatics

Die internationale Wirtschaftskanzlei Eversheds Sutherland hat die Oldenburgische Landesbank Aktiengesellschaft als Kreditgeber bei der Finanzierung der ecovium Gruppe, einem Portfoliounternehmen von FSN Capital V, sowie bei der Finanzierung des zusätzlichen Erwerbs von Mantis Informatics S.A. beraten.