The DCU Centre of Excellence for Diversity and Inclusion, in collaboration with Leman Solicitors, and supported by the GAA and the Transgender Equality Network Ireland (TENI), has today launched a video series to start a conversation about LGBTQI+ Inclusion in…
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Working from home has its benefits, but so does the office – it’s where I met my wife by Michael Healy, Director, Savills Ireland The recent decision by Twitter to allow employees – whose jobs permit it –…
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John Hogan, Managing Partner at Leman Solicitors, presents Kevin Dempsey from Barretstown with the fundraising cheque. On Saturday 7th September 2019, staff from Leman Solicitors climbed eight mountains in Wicklow to raise money for Barretstown Children’s Charity, who are celebrating…
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An award of €150 by an Adjudication Officer (the “AO”) in the Workplace Relations Commission (the “WRC”) has been increased by the Labour Court to €15,000 (100 times higher than the original award) for non-compliance with rest breaks. The decision…
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The Parental Leave (Amendment) Act 2019 (the “Act”) came into operation on 19 July 2019 and introduced a number of changes in relation to parental leave. At present, each parent is entitled to 18 weeks of (unpaid) parental leave. Under…
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The Gender Pay Gap Information Bill 2019 (the Bill) was recently debated before the Select Committee on Justice and Equality. The following points were discussed as being areas that require further consideration before the terms of the Bill can be…
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The Workplace Relations Commission (the “WRC”) has recently published its 2018 Annual Report, which highlights a significant increase in activity compared to previous years. Some key highlights are set out below. Pre-Adjudication Mediations In 2018, the WRC witnessed a significant…
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This time last year, GDPR was at the forefront of employers’ minds. One year on, it’s GPG – the gender pay gap. So, what is the gender pay gap? The gender pay gap refers to the difference between what is…
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On 20 March 2019, the Supreme Court held that Mr. Tomasz Zalewski has the requisite locus standi to pursue his constitutional challenge in relation to certain provisions of the Workplace Relations Act 2015 and the Unfair Dismissals Act 1977, as…
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LexTech, an indigenous technology company, have launched their legal technology business today, 29th March 2019. The company which develops ‘reg tech’ and ‘legal tech’ software products and services for businesses, held the launch at their offices in Dublin 4 where…
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Leman Solicitors is delighted to announce that they have been officially recognised as one of the Best Workplaces in Ireland in 2019. Leman were recognised at the 17th annual Great Place to Work Best Workplaces in Ireland awards in the…
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Leman names John Hogan as new Managing Partner Firm doubles their footprint with office renovation and expansion Series of Senior Appointments including new Chairman and Partner hires Leman Solicitors, Ireland’s most innovative law firm, has announced that Larry Fenelon now…
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Every day, Leman Solicitor’s Intellectual Property solicitor Brian Conroy takes a look at the latest Intellectual Property, Trademark, Copyright, Design rights and Brand Protection stories from around the web. Here’s your Interesting IP for 11 October, 2018: NWSL claims Royals…
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On Saturday 8 September 2018, two teams from Leman Solicitors raced their way from Croke Park Stadium, Dublin to the bottom of Croagh Patrick, Mayo and climbed the 764M mountain in wind and rain to raise money for the Marie…
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All the evidence has been taken, both parties have been given the opportunity to present their case. Submissions have been made, on whom the burden of proof rests has been established and the relevant case law has been batted around.…
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While Mark Twain might of thought this, the same might not be as true for employers. While there are nine different grounds of discrimination under Irish employment law, there seems to have been a significant growth in the number of…
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Every day, Leman Solicitor’s Intellectual Property solicitor Brian Conroy takes a look at the latest Intellectual Property, Trademark, Copyright, Design rights and Brand Protection stories from around the web. Here’s your Interesting IP for 25 May, 2018: Google ‘stole my…
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Trainee solicitors from the Law Society volunteer in Malawi for Habitat for Humanity. Jason McMenamin of Leman Solicitors, gives an account of the team’s experience. For the last number of years, a team of trainee solicitors who have just completed…
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It seems we have a weekly, if not daily weather, warning these days. Often, we are warned not to take unnecessary journeys. So is your employee coming to work during adverse weather an unnecessary journey? What is the position for…
Read more »The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into effect on 25 May 2018 and organisations who collect and process personal data have had 2 years to become compliant with GDPR. Once of the areas that will change under GDPR is…
Read more »GDPR is everywhere at the moment. We all know that something needs to be done before 25 May 2018 to ensure our organisations are GDPR compliant. For those who have managed to avoid it, GDPR is the EU’s General Data…
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Three of our Trainees recently took time out of the office to help out with a local Dublin charity, St Michael’s House, to help in sprucing up the garden in one of their assisted living centres in Churchtown, County Dublin.…
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Leman Solicitors Employment Team has been ranked in Chambers Europe 2017. To access the new rankings and editorial commentary, click here: Chambers guides are the culmination of thousands of in-depth interviews by the largest research team…
Read more »Dress codes are becoming a more common and controversial topic of conversation in the workplace. Last year PwC in the UK found itself in the headlines in relation to a temp agency sending their employee home because she was not…
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Since the Irish property bubble burst, the price of development land has fluctuated from the heady prices of boom time to an all time low. Now as prices are beginning to recover, the effect of the recession on the costs…
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Have you been granted a judgment or Court settlement in an EU Court which now requires a debtor to pay you? Do you think that the debtor has funds in another EU state which could be used to pay the…
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Linda Hynes, Head of the Employment Team at Leman Solicitors writes a quarterly feature for Legal-Island email subscribers providing handy precedents and checklists for subscribers to download and use. Performance management can be a divisive topic. When used correctly, it…
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Since its enactment in 2014, cases under the Protected Disclosures Act 2014 (“PDA” or “the Act”) have been few and far between. However, since June 2016 we have seen two major developments – the granting of the first order for…
Read more »When an employee leaves there are so many things to arrange and consider. This is particularly the case if an employee unexpectedly hands in their notice. Notice periods move fast and all of sudden you realise they are finishing today…
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