Lichters and Another -v- Depfa Bank Plc

JurisdictionIreland
JudgeMr. Justice Hedigan
Judgment Date18 January 2012
Neutral Citation[2012] IEHC 10
Judgment citation (vLex)[2012] 1 JIC 1808
CourtHigh Court
Date18 January 2012
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18 cases
  • Cleary v B & Q Ireland Ltd
    • Ireland
    • High Court
    • 8 Enero 2016
    ...high onus on an employee who claims that the discretion was unreasonably exercised (per Hedigan J., in Lichters & Hass -v- Depfa Bank plc [2012] IEHC 10). Having regard to the fact that the respondent was obliged to seek examinership and that it was clearly in a very difficult financial sit......
  • ADJ-00043686 - Workplace Relations Commission Carolina Hennessy v Cognizant Technology Solutions Ireland Ltd
    • Ireland
    • Workplace Relations Commission
    • 7 Diciembre 2023
    ...unfettered and must be exercised reasonably and in good faith Horkaluk v Cantor Fitzgerald [2004] 1 ICR 697 and Lichters & Hass v Depfa [2012] IEHC 10.Hedigan J in Lichters affirmed that a discretion is not unfettered:In Clarke v Nomura International [2000] IRLR 766 the Court of Appeal for ......
  • Case Number: ADJ-00032655. Workplace Relations Commission
    • Ireland
    • Workplace Relations Commission
    • 24 Marzo 2022
    ...unfettered and must be exercised reasonably and in good faith Horkaluk v Cantor Fitzgerald [2004] 1 ICR 697 and Lichters & Hass v Depfa [2012] IEHC 10.However, in this case there is no absolute contractual right to reduce the working week.I note the employer relies on section 5(2)(i) which ......
  • Case Number: ADJ-00037000. Workplace Relations Commission
    • Ireland
    • Workplace Relations Commission
    • 18 Octubre 2022
    ...unfettered and must be exercised reasonably and in good faith Horkaluk v Cantor Fitzgerald [2004] 1 ICR 697 and Lichters & Hass v Depfa [2012] IEHC 10.Hedigan J in Lichters affirmed that a discretion is not unfettered:In Clarke v Nomura International [2000] IRLR 766 the Court of Appeal for ......
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  • Employment Matters - Easter 2012
    • Ireland
    • Mondaq Ireland
    • 23 Abril 2012
    ...and fair, otherwise he may incur liability. Replacement of Deferred Stock Scheme with Deferred Cash Scheme Lichters and Hass v DEPFA Bank [2012] IEHC 10 concerned non-payment of deferred bonus awards. The company replaced its deferred stock scheme with a deferred cash scheme. It was no long......

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