Annual Report of the Data Protection Commissioner for 2014 Jun 2015 Article The Data Protection Commissioner, Helen Dixon, has published her Annual Report for 2014. READ MORE
Corporate Governance Update June 2015 Jun 2015 Article This article contains a round up of all recent corporate governance developments. READ MORE
Assembly of a product amounts to manufacturing for the purposes of the Liability for Defective Products Act 1991 Jun 2015 Article In McGarry v McGarry & ors [2015] IEHC 426 the High Court made a finding of liability for personal injuries against the third defendant who was the supplier of a glass top table... READ MORE
Registration of Ships: How is the Transfer of Ships Between EU Registers Working? Jun 2015 Article While the European Commission contemplated the creation of an EU register (the so-called “EUROS” proposal), the regime remains (and is likely to remain) one characterised by Member States having their... READ MORE
EU Competition Consortia Block Exemption Extended for Five Years Jun 2015 Article Consortia agreements typically allow liner shipping carriers to rationalise their activities and achieve economies of scale. If consortia face sufficient competition and are not used to fix prices or share... READ MORE
Voluntary Overtime – NI Court of Appeal suggests it may need to be included in calculating holiday pay after all Jun 2015 Article Given the pace that decisions on holiday pay are moving, it almost seems like old news that non-guaranteed overtime payments should be included in the calculation of holiday pay. READ MORE
Comparator Products must be identifiable and similar to come within Comparative Advertising Rules Jun 2015 Article Aldi Stores (Ireland) Limited and Aldi Gmbh and Co Kg –v- Dunnes Stores, Cregan J, 9 June 2015 In this case Aldi claimed Dunnes had engaged in unlawful comparative advertising. Aldi also... READ MORE
English High Court orders Disclosure of Privileged Communications provide to Regulator Jun 2015 Article In Property Alliance Group Ltd v The Royal Bank of Scotland Plc [2015] EWHC 1557 the English High Court held that Royal Bank of Scotland ("the Bank"), by positively relying on regulatory... READ MORE
New Direction Practice for Experts - What does it mean? Jun 2015 Article A new practice direction which came into play on 01 June 2015 is set to bring about more focus on the use of expert witnesses and the asssociated costs in commercial litigation... READ MORE
‘A first for everything’ - Home Office immigration cap reached for Non-EU skilled workers Jun 2015 Article The government's monthly immigration cap for non-EU skilled workers has been reached for the first time in the history of the United Kingdom's Points Based System, blocking, or at best,... READ MORE