Blowing the Whistle in the Workplace – Challenges and Protections

The Bar Council Seminar Blowing the Whistle in the Workplace 

The Bar Council Seminar Blowing the Whistle in the Workplace – Challenges and Protections took place on 14th October 2014.

Chaired by David Barniville SC, Chairman of the Bar Council, papers included:

• Protected Disclosure Act 2014 – Implications and Challenges 
  Lauren Kierans BL
   
• Whistleblowing in Practice – Workplace Polices, Practices and Experiences 
  Esther Lynch, Irish Congress Trade Unions, Legislation and Legal Affairs Officer
   
• Blowing the Whistle – the international dimension 
  Ben Wizner Director of ACLU’s Speech, Privacy & Technology Project
  Ben has litigated numerous cases involving post-9/11 civil liberties abuses, including challenges to airport security policies, government watchlists, extraordinary rendition, and torture. He has appeared regularly in the media, testified before Congress, and travelled several times to Guantánamo Bay to monitor military commission proceedings. He is currently acting as Edward Snowden’s lawyer.