The Bar of Ireland
Orchard Way, Killarney V93Y9W9.
DX: 51010 Killarney
Tel: (087) 4361270
Patrick's legal education is robust, beginning with a BCL Law Degree from University College Cork (2012-2016), followed by an LL.M in Business Law from the same institution (2016-2017), and culminating in a Barrister-at-Law Degree from The Honorable Society of King’s Inns in Dublin (2019-2021). He has extensive experience on the South-West Circuit, handling Civil, Family, and Criminal Law cases, as well as advising the Citizen Advice Service. He has worked as an employment consultant, dealing with workplace investigations and bankruptcy procedures.
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The Complainant, a Senior Road Engineer, submitted a complaint to the Workplace Relations Commission at the end of September 2023, alleging that their statement of core terms contained false or misleading information and that they had not received the same working conditions as a comparable employee under the Protection of Employees (Temporary Agency Work) Act 2012. The Complainant had initially joined the client company but later reached a compromise agreement with them. The Respondent denied the claims entirely, asserting that the Complainant was never their employee but rather a self-employed contractor for a short period between 8 July 2022 and 26 August 2022. Additionally, the Respondent raised a preliminary
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