Ammi Burke’s behaviour in court 'extraordinarily unusual and unprecedented', judge says

Solicitor's conduct during challenge to the rejection of her unfair dismissal claim was 'devoid of any attempts at persuasion and appeared to be designed solely to collapse the hearing before the court', High Court judge said

Ammi Burke's High Court judicial review was brought over a WRC adjudication officer’s rejection of her complaint that she was unfairly dismissed from Arthur Cox in November 2019. Picture: Collins Courts

Solicitor Ammi Burke’s behaviour in court during her challenge to the rejection of her unfair dismissal claim was “extraordinarily unusual and unprecedented”, a High Court judge has said.

In a written ruling on Monday explaining her earlier dismissal of Ms Burke’s case, Ms Justice Marguerite Bolger said she was satisfied the court has power, under its inherent jurisdiction, to dismiss a case on grounds of the applicant’s conduct.