David McCauley

Partner, McCann FitzGerald LLP

David McCauley is a Partner in the Employment Group of McCann FitzGerald, a tier one Irish employment law team. For many years, David has been a “go to” legal advisor for a large suite of the firm’s clients, playing a leading, strategic role in some of the Group’s highest-profile mandates.

David has extensive recent experience dealing with high-profile senior executive and board disputes and has been the key legal advisor in a complex and highly-valuable equal pay case taken by a senior executive in the past year.

He has established a broad practice with frequent advice on matters relating to protected disclosures and is a thought leader in this space.

David is adept with contentious mandates, yet his broad practice also includes non-contentious advice. He also advises on the employment aspects of a significant acquisitions, transfer of undertakings and industrial relations matters.

David is well-known in the industry as a regular speaker on emerging topics including pay transparency and is Secretary of the Employment Law Association of Ireland.

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Ireland—Types of whistleblowing claim

Practice Notes

This Practice Note outlines in detail the types of whistleblowing claims under Irish law, including unfair dismissal, penalisation, and tort of detriment. It details legal protections, procedures, remedies, and time limits under the Protected Disclosures Act 2014 (Ireland) and related legislation. Key distinctions, case law, and confidentiality considerations are also addressed for practitioners and employers.

Ireland - Employment

Ireland—Whistleblowing remedies

Practice Notes

This Practice Note considers the remedies available for whistleblowing claims under the Protected Disclosures Act 2014 (Ireland) and Unfair Dismissals Act 1977 (Ireland). It provides guidance on interim relief, penalisation, the tort of detriment and compensation reductions.

Ireland - Employment