Head of Arthur Cox says 'unthinkable' that Ammi Burke could ever work for the law firm again
The managing partner of law firm Arthur Cox has testified that it is impossible for former solicitor Ammi Burke to return to the firm following her dismissal. The Labour Court hearing concerns Burke's appeal against her 2019 termination, which the firm maintains was necessary due to a breakdown in professional relationships.
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THE HEAD OF one of the country’s best-known law firms has said it is “unthinkable” that solicitor, Ammi Burke, could ever work for it again because of her “truly appalling” behaviour in various legal proceedings.
The managing partner of Arthur Cox LLP, Geoff Moore, told a hearing of the Labour Court that it would be impossible to have Burke back as an employee of the firm.
The solicitor, a member of a high-profile evangelical Christian family from Castlebar, Co Mayo, is appealing a decision of the Workplace Relations Commission in April 2022 to dismiss her claim of unfair dismissal by Arthur Cox when her contract of employment was terminated on 12 November 2019.
Burke, who began working with the firm in May 2016, is seeking to be reinstated to her former role as an associate solicitor.
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