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Supreme Court rules in favour of man dismissed from job in important test case
The appeal by Tomasz Zalewski over the treatment of his complaint alleging unfair dismissal from his job is an important test case. By Aodhan O Faolain Tuesday 6 Apr 2021, 8:05 PM 3 hours ago 29,203 Views 7 Comments
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IN A LANDMARK decision the Supreme Court has declared that laws placing an absolute ban on employment disputes being heard in public is unconstitutional.
The court made the declaration that certain provisions of the 2015 Workplace Relations Act are repugnant to the constitution when ruling on an appeal brought by a Polish man who claimed he was unfairly dismissed from his job at a convenience store over the constitutionality of new procedures for determining workplace disputes.
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In April 1996 - the late Garrett Cooney having temporarily succumbed to a bout of laryngitis - it fell to Donal O Donnell, a recently appointed 38-year-old senior counsel, to open the appeal of Senator Des Hanafin against the High Court s refusal to invalidate the wafer-thin passage of the October 1995 divorce referendum.
Had Shane Ross sat at the back of the Supreme Court chamber during that appeal, he could not have failed to have been struck by the conspicuous brilliance of O Donnell s advocacy, a staging post on a journey that was to mark him out as the great appellate and constitutional lawyer of his generation.
A Supreme Court judge has urged all involved in an important appeal by the parents of a profoundly brain-injured boy over his medical treatment to listen to each other with âopen minds and open heartsâ.
Mr Justice Donal OâDonnell made the remark on Tuesday as the five judge court began hearing the appeal which raises significant issues about when the State may intervene to permit medical decisions to be taken about children contrary to the wishes of their parents
The appeal is against High Court orders permitting a hospital to manage the treatment of a boy, a ward of court referred to as John, as it considers appropriate.