Ciarán Culkin v Sligo County Council And Irish Human Rights And Equality Commission [2017] IECA 104
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Case Reference
[2017] IECA 104 -
Legal Body
Court of Appeal (IECA) -
Type of Claim / Jurisdiction
Discrimination, Tribunal Practice, Procedures and Jurisdictional Issues
This article concerns a recent Court of Appeal decision in Ciarán Culkin v Sligo County Council And Irish Human Rights And Equality Commission, [2017] IECA 104, a judgment of Mr. Justice Gerard Hogan delivered on the 29th day of March 2017.
The Court of Appeal overturned the decision of the High Court and clarified that a Claimant who has been unsuccessful in claiming discrimination or harassment under the Employment Equality Acts 1998 as amended is not automatically precluded from bringing a personal injuries claim in the civil courts, even where both alleged claims arise out of the same facts.
Background
This was an appeal by Mr. Culkin from a decision of Kearns P. in the High Court in
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