If you are the man who rang four times in an hour to speak to me for “10 minutes” about whether you have a case or not, having been told you need to arrange a consultation, I’m not for you. If you are the woman who “is nervous about paying for legal advice unless I… Continue reading I’m Not for Everyone
Category: Law
Reading the Signals at an Employment Law Hearing
If you are representing yourself at an employment law hearing-for example at the WRC or Labour Court-you need to be aware of the value of reading some signals. For example, if the WRC adjudicator or Chairman of the Labour Court division give you the impression that things are not going great for you, and if… Continue reading Reading the Signals at an Employment Law Hearing
Legal Costs and Access to the “Majesty of the Law”
Every week I receive an updated record of Court judgments from the Courts Service. Many of the decisions are uneventful and unremarkable. But two decisions caught my attention this week and both were concerned with legal costs. The first case involved Dana Rosemary Scallon and the defamation against her and TV3 by a mother and… Continue reading Legal Costs and Access to the “Majesty of the Law”
The Rule of Law-The Rats Fly From It
The Rule of Law. I don’t suppose you think about it too much, do you? Maybe you do, but it’s probably not at the top of your priorities. Me too; in the normal day to day struggle I am not much occupied with it. Sometimes, though, events intrude and jar my mind, and force me… Continue reading The Rule of Law-The Rats Fly From It