I read at the weekend that Ammi Burke’s legal costs bill in respect of her failed High Court action against Arthur Cox Solicitors and the WRC could be in the region of €250,000. I do not know how accurate this figure is but it struck me that it was entirely avoidable if Ms Burke was… Continue reading Legal costs at the Workplace Relations Commission and Labour Court
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The Burkes’ legal costs
The question of who pays the legal costs incurred in the various legal cases involving members of the Burke family is raised repeatedly online. In the civil cases involving Enoch Burke (versus Wilson’s Hospital School and Sunday Independent/Mediahuis) and Ammi Burke (versus WRC and Arthur Cox Solicitors) Enoch Burke and Ammi Burke represented themselves. So,… Continue reading The Burkes’ legal costs
Ammi Burke must pay bulk of legal costs of WRC and Arthur Cox in High Court case
Ammi Burke has been ordered to pay the bulk of the legal costs for the Workplace Relations Commission and Arthur Cox solicitors arising from her failed High Court challenge to the WRC. The judge, Justice Marguerite Bolger, made what she described as a “highly unusual” order which she felt necessary to mark the court’s disapproval… Continue reading Ammi Burke must pay bulk of legal costs of WRC and Arthur Cox in High Court case
The spectacle of the Burke court cases
Twitter has been much occupied in the last couple of days with coverage of the Ammi Burke High Court judicial review case. She was seeking an order to have her unfair dismissal case sent back to the Workplace Relations Commission for a fresh hearing. It was previously dismissed by the WRC adjudication officer, Kevin Baneham,… Continue reading The spectacle of the Burke court cases
Solicitor Ammi Burke’s High Court challenge to the Workplace Relations Commission
If you have an interest in employment law you will be interested in the outcome of a High Court judicial review case taken by a young solicitor from Castlebar, Ammi Burke. Ms Burke was dismissed from her job with leading solicitors, Arthur Cox LLP in 2019. She brought an unfair dismissal claim to the Workplace… Continue reading Solicitor Ammi Burke’s High Court challenge to the Workplace Relations Commission