What’s at stake: A law firm trust fund administrator failed in a bid for interim reinstatement after being dismissed for breaching confidentiality over the potential hire of a solicitor from a neighbouring law firm they used to work for.
Background: The law firm dismissed the worker after an anonymous note was left in the letterbox of the practice manager of the other firm, informing them of the café meetings between the firm and the solicitor. The worker then took a personal grievance hearing seeking reinstatement.
Key players: The Employment Relations Authority, non-publications order preventing the names of the parties being revealed.
The Employment Relations Authority has declined interim reinstatement of a law firm worker accused of breaching confidentiality over the recruitment of a solicitor from a rival firm.
Interim non-publication orders have been applied to avoid identifying the people and law firms involved.
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What’s at stake: A law firm trust fund administrator failed in a bid for interim reinstatement after being dismissed for breaching confidentiality over the potential hire of a solicitor from a neighbouring law firm they used to work for.
Background: The law firm dismissed the worker after an anonymous note was left in the letterbox of the practice manager of the other firm, informing them of the café meetings between the firm and the solicitor. The worker then took a personal grievance hearing seeking reinstatement.
Key players: The Employment Relations Authority, non-publications order preventing the names of the parties being revealed.
