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Ammi Burke claims her case against Arthur Cox is like David and Goliath

The solicitor is challenging the Workplace Relations Commission’s handling of her dismissal

Ammi Burke is taking a case against the Workplace Relations Commission over dismissal from Arthur Cox. Picture: Collins

Ammi Burke has compared her case against Arthur Cox over her 2019 dismissal by the law firm to a “David and Goliath” battle during a chaotic High Court hearing which featured the judge briefly stopping proceedings to leave the bench.

The qualified solicitor said there was a “massive power imbalance” between her and the law firm and alleged the firm had been “enabled to hide key evidence” during a Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) hearing over ...