Leah is a Solicitor, practising as part of the firm’s Employment team. Having trained with RDJ, she has gained experience across the firm’s main practice areas including litigation & dispute resolution and corporate & commercial before specialising in employment law. Leah has already demonstrated a strong commitment to advocating for employers and navigating the complexities of the employment law landscape with insight.
Leah advises employers across various sectors, on both contentious and non-contentious aspects of employment law. Leah regularly reviews contracts of employment, company handbooks, policies and procedures and tailors them to meet the specific needs of RDJ clients. Leah has experience in the defence of claims before the Workplace Relations Commission, the Labour Court and the Courts. Leah is a contributor to Legal Island and regularly publishes RDJ Insights on employment law issues.
Jennifer Cashman has more than 20 years’ specialist experience advising a wide range of employers across a number of sectors. Recognised as a Leading Individual in Irish Employment Law in the 2023 edition of The Legal 500 Europe and is also recommended as a Leading Lawyer (Band 1) in Chambers Europe. Recognised thought-leader on various employment law and HR issues, in particular retirement ages and age discrimination. Clients praise Jennifer for her “practical, business-focused advice” and say “she gives "straight answers to straight questions… clearly very experienced and her delivery is fantastic - always clear and to the point."
Sarah is part of the employment law team at RDJ LLP.
The RDJ Employment Team is seeing an increasing number of claims under the Protected Disclosures Act 2014 (the “2014 Act”) in practice. An employee who alleges to have been dismissed, penalised or threatened with penalisation for having made a protected disclosure (or whistleblowing) can bring a complaint before the Workplace Relations Commission (“WRC”) under the 2014 Act. Further, an employee who claims to have been dismissed or claims to have suffered some other penalisation wholly or mainly for having made a protected disclosure can also apply to the Circuit Court for interim relief pending the outcome of the WRC complaint. We’ve put together guidance on managing this challenging area of employment law.
The recently published High Court decision of Brett
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