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Diversity in Law Panel Discussion at Maynooth University

Fitzsimons Redmond LLP partner, Lisa Quinn O’Flaherty was delighted to be invited by Maynooth University Law Society to be a panellist at last night’s Diversity in Law event at Maynooth University. It was wonderful to hear the views and experiences of colleagues and students. Well done to the Law Society at Maynooth for organising a super event and for having the hard conversations.

Thank you to Mr Justice Ó Caoimh

The team at Fitzsimons Redmond LLP would like to thank our dear friend, The Hon. Mr Justice Aindrias Ó Caoimh for the gift of many Law Reports from his personal library. We are delighted to give a home to these beautiful volumes, adding to our collection of legal texts.

Celebrating Kuwait National Day

John and Lisa were delighted to be guests of the Embassy of the State of Kuwait for the Kuwait National Day celebration in Dublin. It was a privilege to celebrate Kuwaiti culture, to meet so many lovely new people, and to enjoy the company of our dear friends and clients at the Embassy of of the State of Kuwait.

Being Accountable and the Transparency Policy

A business can implement a transparency policy to show its commitment to accountability and openness in is work. The policy will show the practices and procedures embraced by the business. It articulates the core values of the business in relation to communication with stakeholders. Honesty, integrity and accountability will be key values. The policy will detail the specific information that will be disclosed. This might include business practices, governance structures, financial performance, and gender pay gap information. It will describe when and how the information is shared, whether publicly by website or report or internally to employees or to certain stakeholders such as investors.

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Employment Law Update: The Law on Non-Disclosure Agreements Between Employers and Employees

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The Maternity Protection, Employment Equality & Preservation of Certain Records Act 2024 was signed into law by the President on 28 October 2024.
The 2024 Act inserts section 14B to the Employment Equality Act 1988, which states that an employer cannot enter a non-disclosure agreement (“NDA”) with an employee. If such an agreement is entered into, it shall be null and void. An NDA is an agreement, or a provision of an agreement, which may or may not be in writing, between an employer and an employee, that aims to prevent the employer and/or employee from making a relevant disclosure.

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Merry Christmas

John, Lisa, Jim, Caroline, Áine and Olena would like to wish all our clients, colleagues, and friends a very merry Christmas. Our office will close on Friday 20th December and will re-open on Monday 6th December.

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