Lecturer: Dr. David Fennelly Employment Law: (LA3430) 10 ECTS This module offers a thorough overview of employment law in Ireland, introducing students both to the variety of overlapping sources of employment law and to the multiplicity of different fora in which employment disputes may be adjudicated upon in addition to (and including) the civil courts. It analyses the nature of the employment relationship, the contract of employment, and atypical types of employment status including agency workers, part-time workers and fixed term workers. A thorough analysis is undertaken of statutory and common law obligations to their employees, employers’ including the study of emerging causes of action such as the liability of employers for workplace harassment, bullying and stress, and the potential for vicarious liability being imposed upon employers for wrongs committed by their employees. Employment equality law also receives detailed treatment in this module, as does the termination of employment under both common law and statute. The module concludes with a detailed analysis of remedies in employment law, with special emphasis on the distinctive body of law that continues to grow in the context of employment injunctions. Learning Outcomes: Having successfully completed this module, students should be able to: Identify and analyse the relationship between the different sources of Irish employment law and the various fora in which employment disputes are litigated; Appraise and evaluate the substantive legal principles in a number of distinct areas of employment law; Identify and evaluate the range of remedies available in employment litigation; Apply critical analysis and problem-solving skills and techniques to different essay and problem-based employment law questions. 3 hours of lectures per week and additional seminars Teaching: in the 1st Semester. Assessment: Examination - 100% (1 x 2 hour paper) Lecturers: Dr. Des Ryan Economic and Legal Aspects of Competition Policy: (LA3452) 10 ECTS The object of this inter-disciplinary course is to allow students to gain a good understanding of key legal and economic policies underlying EU competition law. The course engages with the competition law rules which prohibit competitors from entering into anti-competitive agreements and which prevent dominant market players from abusing their dominant position at the expense of weaker competitors. The course is examined by final exam (80%) and by a project (20%). Students have a choice of completing the project in either a law or economics-related area of competition policy. The course begins by explaining key legal and economic concepts which are central to Competition policy. The introductory lectures also focus on the
Lecturer: Dr. David Fennelly Employment Law: (LA3430) 10 ECTS This module offers a thorough overview of employment law in Ireland, introducing students both to the variety of overlapping sources of employment law and to the multiplicity of different fora in which employment disputes may be adjudicated upon in addition to (and including) the civil courts. It analyses the nature of the employment relationship, the contract of employment, and atypical types of employment status including agency workers, part-time workers and fixed term workers. A thorough analysis is undertaken of employers’ statutory and common law obligations to their employees, including the study of emerging causes of action such as the liability of employers for workplace harassment, bullying and stress, and the potential for vicarious liability being imposed upon employers for wrongs committed by their employees. Employment equality law also receives detailed treatment in this module, as does the termination of employment under both common law and statute. The module concludes with a detailed analysis of remedies in employment law, with special emphasis on the distinctive body of law that continues to grow in the context of employment injunctions. Learning Outcomes: Having successfully completed this module, students should be able to: Identify and analyse the relationship between the different sources of Irish employment law and the various fora in which employment disputes are litigated; Appraise and evaluate the substantive legal principles in a number of distinct areas of employment law; Identify and evaluate the range of remedies available in employment litigation; Apply critical analysis and problem-solving skills and techniques to different essay and problem-based employment law questions. Teaching: 3 hours of lectures per week and additional seminars in the 1st Semester. Assessment: Examination - 100% (1 x 2 hour paper) Lecturers: Dr. Des Ryan Economic and Legal Aspects of Competition Policy: (LA3452) 10 ECTS The object of this inter-disciplinary course is to allow students to gain a good understanding of key legal and economic policies underlying EU competition law. The course engages with the competition law rules which prohibit competitors from entering into anti-competitive agreements and which prevent dominant market players from abusing their dominant position at the expense of weaker competitors. The course is examined by final exam (80%) and by a project (20%). Students have a choice of completing the project in either a law or economics-related area of competition policy. The course begins by explaining key legal and economic concepts which are central to Competition policy. The introductory lectures also focus on the