Fachtna O Driscoll Solicitors LLP. mediated two settlements for a husband and wife who were employed in a large company and had brought claims to the Workplace Relations Commission for discrimination, breach of the terms and conditions of employment and unfair dismissal. The cases were successfully settled without the need for an adjudication.
Fachtna O Driscoll Solicitors LLP. acted for a client who suffered a serious eye injury in the course of his employment and the injury was exacerbated due to medical negligence. There were multiple Defendants involved in this complex claim in which we successfully negotiated a settlement for our client without his having to attend Court.
Fachtna O Driscoll Solicitors LLP. settled a claim for a client who was the driver of a car which was rear ended by another vehicle resulting in her suffering headaches and injuries to her right shoulder and right side of her neck as well as her upper back. The claim settled prior to the Injuries…
Fachtna O Driscoll Solicitors LLP. settled a claim for a client who had a fall on an uneven road surface and fractured her left ankle. We organised an engineer to prepare a report. The Injuries Board assessed the claim and we advised our client to reject it and achieved a more successful settlement for our…
Fachtna O Driscoll Solicitors LLP. settled a claim for a client who suffered injuries to his shoulders and neck when the car he was driving was rear ended by another vehicle. The assessment made by the Injuries Board was rejected and a higher settlement was achieved for our client approximately one month later without the…
There is no doubt that SME’s will be hardest hit by this decision. Our right to privacy does come with a cost and this case certainly adds additional layers of complexities and costs. We will likely see a shift towards what is known as “data localisation”, meaning keeping personal data of EU residents in the…
Key takeaways from the case: 1. Privacy Shield can no longer be relied as a basis to transfer data to the US. Urgent replacement framework required again! US Governments approach is seen as disproportionate to its goals and that no sufficient redress for individuals to challenge the government actions exist. 2. SCC’s are still valid…
The use of Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC’s) is an extremely common legal mechanism for transferring personal data outside the EU while staying on the right side of GDPR. Some may recall a preliminary reference made by the Irish High Court to the CJEU on foot of a challenge brought by Austrian privacy activist Max Schrems…
Gaming and Lotteries Update Does your organisation run competitions or promotions? Be aware that as of the 24 June 2020, the Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2020 was signed. The new regime will commence on 1st December 2020.