Clear Legal Thinking

Jason O’Sullivan, solicitor and public affairs consultant at J.O.S Solicitors, calls on Irish insurers to make good on their promises to lower premiums.

Campaigners are not convinced and some legal experts agree. Jason O’Sullivan, principal at J.O.S Solicitors, said uncertainties “need to be formally addressed” by the Government and Minister for Health. He said the Minister “needs to provide clear assurances . . . and if possible, a firm commitment to introduce legal guarantees on the NMH’s independence from all non-medical influence in clinical operations to ease such concerns, owning to the historical context and the recent comments made by church leaders”.

Solicitor Jason O’Sullivan told Newstalk that the system is still quite widely used around the country.

“It is really a practice that is at the judge’s discursion,” he said.

“If they feel that the accused is unlikely to re-offend, they can implement the practice whereby they can ask them to make a generous donation to a local charity of the judges picking and, in return, they won’t impose a custodial sentence of a Statutory fine.”

Jason O’Sullivan, solicitor and public affairs consultant at J.O.S Solicitors, examines the deficit of a proper legal framework for white-collar crime in Ireland.

Jason O’Sullivan, solicitor and public affairs consultant at J.O.S Solicitors, examines the dilemma employers will face when they encounter employees who refuse to take the vaccine and what measures they should take to deal with them.

As vaccinations continue, employers need to consider the rights of employees when looking at the health of their teams and any return to the workplace writes Jason O’Sullivan Solicitor at J.O.S Solicitors.

Dublin City Council, one of the largest pubic sector employers in the state, have sacked 21 member of staff over the past two years. Jason O’Sullivan principal of J.O.S Solicitors comments on the piece.

Principal of JOS Solicitors, Jason O’Sullivan described the number of breaches as “moderate”.

“Many appear to be human error. It does demonstrate, however, the huge responsibility GDPR rules and compliance places on every organisation and the necessity of continuous staff training and the reviewing of data protection procedures to limit technical errors which may lead to data or technical breaches.”

Solicitor Jason O’Sullivan says the figures are not surprising. “COVID-19 is still causing serious delays and backlogs at every court level, and more so for these types of road traffic offences. “Furthermore, the investigations and prosecution of these matters have not been a priority for the Guards as their resources have been stretched in trying to enforce and police the ongoing restrictions”.

Solicitor Jason O’Sullivan outlines all the practical steps businesses should have taken ahead of today’s reopening.