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Court of Appeal re-establishes case law on disqualification of directors

Jan 2016

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Director of Corporate Enforcement -v- Walsh & ors [2016] IECA 2 concerned an appeal by the Director of Corporate Enforcement (the Director) against a decision of Barrett J declining to make a disqualification...

The Cybercrime Bill is here

Jan 2016

Article

The Department of Justice has published the Criminal Justice (Offences Relating to Information Systems) Bill 2016

Data Protection Commission fines telecoms firm €5,000

Jan 2016

Article

Telecoms company, Yourtel, has been fined €5,000 for making unsolicited telephone calls to two homes, urging them to switch their business.

Reasonable Accommodation – how far must employers go?

Jan 2016

Article

The High Court has recently affirmed a decision of the Labour Court which awarded an employee €40,000 for failure to adequately consider or evaluate potential options of reasonable accommodation.

Safe Harbour 2.0: Where are we now?

Jan 2016

Article

There have been intense negotiations between EU and US officials on an "Umbrella Agreement" or "Safe Harbour 2.0" following the European Court of Justice's Schrems decision last October.

Legal Update: Migration Advisory Committee Review - Tier 2 Migration

Jan 2016

Article

The highly anticipated recommendations arising out of the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) Review into Tier 2 Migration were published today, 19 January 2016, following a 7 month process of consultation and assessment.

Employees’ expectations of privacy in the workplace dashed?

Jan 2016

Article

A recent ruling from the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in the case of Barbulescu v Romania, has been the hot topic of conversation at water coolers (and, somewhat...

DPC issues guidance on CCTV, Body Worn Cameras and Drones

Jan 2016

Article

The Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) has published updated guidance on the use of CCTV, and new guidance on the use of Body Worn Cameras and Drones. While guidance issued by...

Court, in Restriction Application, accepts undertaking from Director not to act as Director

Jan 2016

Article

In Cahill -v- O'Brien & anor [2015] IEHC 817, the Court considered an application for the restriction of two directors pursuant to Section 150 of the Companies Act, 1990 together with an application extending the...

Guarantees - undue influence and independent legal advice

Jan 2016

Article

The High Court has recently considered two cases involving defences of undue influence and independent legal advice in the context of enforcement of guarantees.

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Court of Appeal re-establishes case law on disqualification of directors

The Cybercrime Bill is here

Data Protection Commission fines telecoms firm €5,000

Reasonable Accommodation – how far must employers go?

Safe Harbour 2.0: Where are we now?

Legal Update: Migration Advisory Committee Review - Tier 2 Migration

Employees’ expectations of privacy in the workplace dashed?

DPC issues guidance on CCTV, Body Worn Cameras and Drones

Court, in Restriction Application, accepts undertaking from Director not to act as Director

Guarantees - undue influence and independent legal advice