May 2017
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The Supreme Court today (23 May 2017), by a majority of four to one, upheld a High Court ruling which found that commercial funding of the litigation in Persona Digital Telephony Ltd &...
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Claire Morrissey, IP & Technology Partner and Peter Walker, Banking & Finance Partner, outline the current laws and regulations relating to FinTech in Ireland. First published in The International Comparative Legal Guide ...
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In a recent decision by the Circuit Court in Ireland, it was held there is no legal guarantee under Irish law that gamblers will be paid their winnings as the...
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A central register of beneficial ownership of corporate and other legal entities is required by the 4th EU Anti-Money Laundering Directive.
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The Department of Justice has published the General Scheme of the Data Protection Bill 2017. This Bill is designed to give effect to, and provide for derogations from, the General Data...
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The Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Bill 2017 was published on 10 May 2017. The purpose of the Bill is to amalgamate the offices of the Financial Services Ombudsman and Pensions Ombudsman and...
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A recent determination (ADJ – 00000557) from the Workplace Relations Commission (the WRC) provides further insight and guidance for employers on the scope of their duty to reasonably accommodate a disabled employee.
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Further to our recent bulletins on the Companies (Accounting) Bill 2016, which will amend the Companies Act 2014, the Bill was passed by Seanad Eireann (having previously been passed by Dáil...
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The Irish Government has signed an Order giving the Cape Town Convention Alternative A insolvency remedy force of law in Ireland.
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In Aldi Stores (Ireland) Limited and Aldi GMBH & Co. KG v Dunnes Stores [2017] IECA 116, Dunnes Stores (Dunnes) succeeded in its appeal against a High Court ruling that its 2013 comparative advertising...
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