Linda Hynes, employment lawyer with Ogier Leman writes a monthly feature for Legal-Island email subscribers providing handy precedents and checklists for subscribers to download and use. This month’s topic focuses on data protection and Linda has prepared a sample policy…
Read more »James O’Rourke of Ogier Leman Commercial Department published in the Law Society Gazette discussing the benefits of industry experience to private practice lawyers and debunking some of the myths of the so called “easy life” of in-house lawyers. To read…
Read more »Linda Hynes, employment lawyer with Ogier Leman writes a monthly feature for Legal-Island email subscribers providing handy precedents and checklists for subscribers to download and use. This month’s topic focuses on the recruitment process. Before you even decide whether to…
Read more »Linda Hynes, employment lawyer with Ogier Leman writes a monthly feature for Legal-Island email subscribers providing handy precedents and checklists for subscribers to download and use. Following on from Linda’s recent checklist on disciplinary procedures, this month Linda has provided…
Read more »Linda Hynes, employment lawyer with Ogier Leman writes a monthly feature for Legal-Island email subscribers providing handy precedents and checklists for subscribers to download and use. This month’s topic focuses on what should be included in contracts of employment to…
Read more »Linda Hynes, employment law associate with Ogier Leman writes a quarterly feature for Legal-Island email subscribers providing handy precedents and checklists for subscribers to download and use. This month’s topic focuses on situations where an employee cannot attend the workplace…
Read more »Absence management in the workplace is a full time job! It’s also a legal labyrinth. Rising stress levels in the workplace in recent years have led to increased absence rates. Linda Hynes, Head of the Employment Team, has prepared a…
Read more »Will you allow your children to use Cortana? Lisa Jackson, data protection practitioner with Ogier Leman, discusses the privacy implications of Microsoft’s new service in the Irish Times. Read the article here. Disclaimer This publication is for guidance purposes…
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1. Be prepared Do your research and really know the firm you are applying to. When writing your CV and cover letter, be concise. Stick to the point and don’t try to embellish it with legalese. This applies also…
Read more »A former employee of Dunnes Stores has been awarded more than €8,000 for unfair dismissal after being captured on CCTV taking food…click here to read the full article. Disclaimer This publication is for guidance purposes only. It does not constitute…
Read more »Public Holiday Entitlement – Don’t Get Caught Out With Paddy’s day and Easter just over and the May bank holiday around the corner, it’s a good time to consider employee public holiday entitlements to ensure you are calculating these correctly.…
Read more »Lisa Jackson of Leman’s Data Protection Team was quoted in an article by the Irish Times on three US States which are set to ban the use of Google Glasses while driving. This article was published on 26 February 2014…
Read more »Lisa Jackson of Leman’s Data Protection Team was quoted in an article by the Sunday Business Post Connected Magazine on how to combat global cyber crime. This article was published on 2 March 2014 and can be read in full…
Read more »The Irish Times recently quoted solicitor Lisa Jackson of Leman’s Data Protection team in an article stating that the usage of Google Glass by an Garda Siochana in a legitimate context shouldn’t cause any legal issues under the current legislation.…
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The Irish data protection watchdog has ramped-up his enforcement of the strict laws around email and SMS direct marketing. Ignoring these laws can lead to fines of up to €5,000 per unsolicited email or SMS sent by a company to…
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How to avoid your organisation having the negative publicity arising from the likes of football’s Joey Barton or swimming’s Stephanie Rice tweets. In the modern age sports organisations must have social media in order to raise its profile and keep…
Read more »The Revenue Commissioners have recently confirmed that Golf Clubs may be entitled to claim Vat at 9% back on Green Fees. Following a recent European Court of Justice decision taken by Bridport & West Dorset Golf Club, VAT on green…
Read more »Schedule the next AGM at least 6 months in advance – while often not strictly required, this will allow time for preparation and circulation of notices; Establish working committees that include key stakeholder representatives to deal with contentious issues in…
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‘Fair play’, ‘respect’, –v- ‘winning is everything’ and ‘sport is business’. These are two conflicting cultures in global and national sports which help us to understand why match fixing is now seen as a bigger threat to the integrity of…
Read more »The Irish Times recently quoted solicitor Lisa Jackson in an article discussing the possible introduction of legislation in the USA that would prevent drivers wearing “google glass” headsets when behind the wheel. The article was published on 26 February and…
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