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Oxfam Aid Workers Face Further Allegations of Sexual Exploitation and Mismanagement
In 2018, it was revealed by The Times that sexual exploitation by Oxfam workers in Haiti, in 2010–11, had been covered up. But despite being recently cleared to apply for Government aid funds Oxfam is again facing allegations of bullying, mismanagement, and sexual exploitation by senior managers,...
Oireachtas Justice Committee Hears Submissions on Provision of Independent Legal Representation for Victims of Sexual Offences
On March 24th the Oireachtas Justice Committee began hearing evidence on the issues surrounding the giving of testimony by victims of rape and sexual assault. As well as receiving numerous submissions the committee will hear oral evidence from the Department of Justice, the Rape Crisis Network...
Further Allegations of Sexual Assault have Emerged in Relation to Irish Defence Forces
Concerns have been raised by numerous former members of the Defence Forces in relation to the manner in which allegations of sexual abuse and assault have been handled. It is claimed that there exists a culture of ignoring sexual assault. This claim is disputed by the Defence Forces. Mr Anthony O’...
Dr Geoffrey Shannon to head review Into Historical Abuse at St John Ambulance
The Board of St John Ambulance has appointed Dr Geoffrey Shannon as the head of an independent probe into the handling of historical child sex abuse allegations. Dr Shannon is a leading authority on child law and is the Governments former Special Rapporteur on Child Protection. As a result of an...
Content Moderators – News & Updates
Former Facebook moderator claims serious injury from explicit content
A former Facebook content moderator employee has filed a lawsuit against Facebook and outsourcing agency CPL Solutions in Ireland.
The Battle Against PTSD
Over the last few years there has been a significant rise in reported cases of ‘content moderators’ being diagnosed with PTSD. As reported by (the verge), this rise has been attributed to daily exposure of violent and disturbing content as part of the job requirement. Exposure to gruesome and...
Facebook agrees 52 million settlement with American content moderators
In the United States, Facebook has agreed, as part of a preliminary settlement filed last Friday in California’s San Mateo Superior Court, to pay $52 million to existing and former content moderators for their platform as compensation for the psychological suffering they endured as a result of the...
Employees file lawsuit against Facebook and its service providers
Facebook operates in several parts of the world including but not limited to Europe, Greece, Texas and Germany. It uses service providers such as CPL Resources and Accenture that provides content moderation services. Content moderators employed by these service providers are suing both the service...
Mother and Baby Homes – News & Updates
Former Mother and Baby Home Residents Bring High Court Challenges Against Report of the Commission of Investigation
A number of women including Ms Philomena Lee have brought High Court challenges with a view to quashing elements of the final report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes. On the 12th of April Mr Justice Simmons in the High Court granted leave for Ms Lee’s legal team leave...
Women Illegally Adopted Seeks Expansion of Investigation
Ms Theresa Hiney Tingal discovered she was illegally adopted, and her birth certificate falsified at the age of 48. It was through freedom of information requests that Ms Hiney Tingal finally got a copy of her HSE adoption file. As a result of the discovery, she has sought that the current...
High Court Rules Illegal Adoption Cases to be Assessed for Damages Only
As a result of High Court rulings when at least six illegal adoption cases against St Patrick’s Guild Adoption Society go to trial it will be solely for assessment of damages. These orders were made after Anthony Weldon, the liquidator of St Patrick’s Guild failed to appoint lawyers to defend the...
Dolphin Trust Scandal – News & Updates
- Coleman Legal note that decision of O’Moore J this morning regarding the appointment of Myles Kirby of Kirby Healy Chartered Accountants as liquidator of MUT 103 limited. Coleman Legal act for a large number of clients who were directed to MUT 103 ltd and MUT 116 ltd by Irish brokers and guaranteed a first legal charge on the property they had invested in. Coleman Legal are instructed to serve proceedings on all parties who are culpable in directing investors towards the now failed German Property Group (GPG) and seek redress for the loss of their investment and income.
- From instructions received to date, there are concerns over the extent of assets within the company to such a degree that the company did not seem fit for purpose. Coleman Legal continue to be contacted by ‘Dolphin Trust’ investors daily and have continued to be shocked by the individual stories regarding the actions of Irish Brokers. The Administrator of the funds ‘Wealth Options Trustees Limited’ also have serious questions to answer.
If you have invested in ‘Dolphin Trust’ please contact Keith Rolls of Coleman Legal keith@colemanlegal.ie
- Kathleen Dineen originally petitioned the High Court to wind up the company, MUT 103 Limited, on 18 December 2020. Kathleen Dineen is an investor in Dolphin Trust via special purposes vehicle company M.U.T. 103 Limited.
- Mr Justice O’Moore heard from both sides this afternoon, Monday 1 March 2021. Ms Dineen’s legal team were asking the Court for an order to wind up the company without further delay. Counsel for M.U.T. 103 Limited asked the Court to adjourn the petition to allow time for the Directors of M.U.T. 103 Limited to make contact with the investors to advise them of their options.
Judgment stood reserved until Wednesday, 10 March 2021 and we will update our clients again thereafter. If you have invested in Dolphin Trust and have yet to receive your promised returns, please contact our legal team for advice or read more.
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