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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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Lisa is appointed to a State Board

Fitzsimons Redmond LLP partner, Lisa Quinn O’Flaherty has recently been appointed by the Minister for Justice to the Classification of Films Appeals Board for a five year term. The appeals board meets to determine any appeal of decisions by the Director of Film Classification, and its decision is final.

Citizenship: Witnessing the Naturalisation Application

This is the third part in a series of articles by Grace Dowling on acquiring Irish citizenship. This article explains the process of witnessing the application form to become a naturalised Irish citizen.

Once you have acquired all the proper documents and filled out your naturalization application you must go through your application with a proper witness and sign it once that’s completed. The rules for who can act as a proper witness to your application are specifically laid out in the application form itself, but typically solicitors, notary publics, and commissioners for oaths are authorised to do so.

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A Guide to Switching Mortgages

Mortgage interest rates are set to rise again, meaning that homeowners on a variable rate will be paying more each month. The good news is that mortgage providers are always competing with each other for new business, and homeowners have the option to switch providers. If you do your research, you might find that you will be able to make a significant saving each month by locking in to a fixed term rate.

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Lisa’s Latest Publication

Fitzsimons Redmond LLP partner, Lisa Quinn O’Flaherty has contributed a chapter in Parenting Gifted Children in Different Countries, an academic text, edited by Roya Klingner and published by Eliva Press.

Lisa’s chapter is entitled “A Certain Minimum Education: Exceptionally-Able Children in Ireland.” It discusses the Irish education system and the opportunities and challenges for children with exceptional intellectual ability. The book is available to purchase on Amazon, and contains chapters by a number of education experts from around the world.

IRISH LAW AWARDS 2021

The shortlist was released today for the Irish Law Awards 2021. We are very excited and proud to be finalists in no fewer than seven categories of The Irish Law Awards! We are shortlisted for:

Employment Law Firm of the Year

Diversity and Inclusion Law Firm of the Year

Law Firm Innovation Award

Community/ Pro Bono Law Firm of the Year

Best Website of the Year

Dublin Law Firm of the Year

John Redmond and Lisa Quinn O’Flaherty are both finalists for Lawyer of the Year!

JCI Friendly Business Awards

We are absolutely delighted and very proud to be shortlisted in the Junior Chamber Ireland Ireland Friendly Business Awards. We were nominated for the awards, and the underwent mystery shopping, before being selected as one of the Friendliest Businesses in Ireland in the categories of Social Impact and Digital Experience. We look forward to the final selection! The awards aim to recognise businesses that excel in serving the needs of the community and its development, and we are so proud to be recognised for our work in doing so!

Arbitration Clauses and Mandatory Stays of Litigation

People often assume that their right to litigate a dispute is an absolute right and that they will not be denied a right of access to the Courts. However, where they have agreed to be bound by an arbitration clause, they will almost certainly be denied the right to litigate. An arbitration clause is not something to be taken lightly. Arbitration is given such weight in law that the Court has no option but to stay proceedings except in very limited circumstances. Article 8(1) of the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration, as adopted by Ireland in the Arbitration Act 2010 allows a Court to refuse a stay only where:

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