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Penalty Clauses in the Context of Leaver Provisions

Oct 2015

Article

Provisions allowing one party to withhold or forfeit future payments following a breach, or exit provisions allowing an innocent party to buy out a defaulting party at below market value,...

Assignment of a Bare Cause of Action void as being Champertous

Oct 2015

Article

SPV Osus Limited -v- HSBC International Trust Services (Ireland) Limited & ors [2015] IEHC 602 arose out of the Madoff fraud. Optimal Strategic US Equity Limited (OS) invested nearly all of its assets...

Irish High Court rules arbitral award may constitute a debt for the purposes of bankruptcy proceedings

Oct 2015

Article

In Des Hennessey v Building Contractors Ltd v O'Beirne [2015] IEHC 596, the Irish High Court considered whether the arbitrator had been validly appointed and whether the petitioner was entitled to enforce...

Directing the Directors: Injunction granted preventing the holding of an EGM

Oct 2015

Article

The High Court, in a decision handed down on 28 September last, granted an injunction to the petitioner, Petroceltic International Plc preventing the holding of an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) that...

Transfer Tools Post Schrems: EU Data Protection Authorities’ Common Position on Model Contacts

Oct 2015

Article

Model Contracts are standard contractual clauses for the transfer of personal data outside the EU/EEA which have been approved by the European Commission.

UCITS V – Spotlight on the Depositary

Oct 2015

Article

UCITS V is set to be transposed into law by 18 March 2016 and clients are now beginning to plan and prepare for its impact from a depositary perspective.

The burning question: are e-cigarettes permitted in the workplace?

Oct 2015

Article

Over the past number of years, electronic cigarettes (often referred to as 'e-cigarettes') have become increasingly popular across the world, and in particular, throughout the UK, following the 'smoking ban'...

Budget 2016 – What do employers need to know?

Oct 2015

Article

From an employer's perspective, the most significant change is the increase in the minimum wage. The increase was well flagged as the publication of the Low Pay Commission's first report...

Mediation Bill to be published later this year

Oct 2015

Article

The Minister for Justice has recently announced that the long awaited Mediation Bill will be published later this year. The aim of the proposed Bill is to allow for mediation...

Industrial Action – Striking Fear in Employers – Top Ten Tips

Oct 2015

article

Picketing is not lawful if picketers are engaged in abusive or threatening behavior, or if there are excessive numbers at the picket having regard to the size and location of...

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Penalty Clauses in the Context of Leaver Provisions

Assignment of a Bare Cause of Action void as being Champertous

Irish High Court rules arbitral award may constitute a debt for the purposes of bankruptcy proceedings

Directing the Directors: Injunction granted preventing the holding of an EGM

Transfer Tools Post Schrems: EU Data Protection Authorities’ Common Position on Model Contacts

UCITS V – Spotlight on the Depositary

The burning question: are e-cigarettes permitted in the workplace?

Budget 2016 – What do employers need to know?

Mediation Bill to be published later this year

Industrial Action – Striking Fear in Employers – Top Ten Tips