WRC dismisses Olumide Smith’s Equal Status complaint against Mason Hayes & Curran

The Workplace Relations Commission dismissed Olumide Smith’s Equal Status complaint against Mason Hayes & Curran Limited, finding it frivolous or vexatious under the Act. The decision was dated 10 November 2021; the merits were not decided. Smith alleged that the firm disclosed private information about him and his Equal Status complaints in an email to the Court Service, with consequences at a High Court hearing. Mason Hayes & Curran Limited argued the matter arose from its work defending a client in legal proceedings and that it did not provide goods or services covered by the Act. The adjudicator found that the firm was not offering Smith a service within the meaning of the Act in connection with the email and subsequent High Court hearing.