Minister loses High Court challenge over Clerys redundancy charges

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The Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection lost a High Court challenge over Protection of Employment Act charges, reported on 11 July 2019. The case concerned redundancies at Clerys department store in Dublin.

The Minister sought to overturn District Court Judge John Brennan’s decision to strike out charges against Deidre Foley, Mark Redmond and OCS Operations. Mr Justice Charles Meenan found the District Court decision was within jurisdiction and correctly applied the relevant legal principles, including those concerning disclosure and fair procedure.