The Bar of Ireland
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Patrick's legal education is robust, beginning with a BCL Law Degree from University College Cork (2012-2016), followed by an LL.M in Business Law from the same institution (2016-2017), and culminating in a Barrister-at-Law Degree from The Honorable Society of King’s Inns in Dublin (2019-2021). He has extensive experience on the South-West Circuit, handling Civil, Family, and Criminal Law cases, as well as advising the Citizen Advice Service.  He has worked as an employment consultant, dealing with workplace investigations and bankruptcy procedures.
Wrong employer named, WRC lacked jurisdiction to proceed.Â
The Complainant referred a complaint under the Employment Equality Acts against an entity named “Berkshire Hathaway European Insurance”. She stated that, following the return of correspondence in relation to an earlier complaint, she obtained legal advice and issued the present complaint. She accepted that her contract of employment and payslips identified “Resolute Management Limited” as her employer but maintained that this entity dealt with payroll only and that she believed she was employed by “Berkshire Hathaway European Insurance Limited”. She said her understanding was based on her own enquiries, including online searches, and on her belief that the entities were connected, shared an address, or formed part of the same
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