Legal Updates & Insights

May 2015

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Most of the provisions of the Companies Act 2014 (the Act) are expected to be commenced on 1 June 2015.

May 2015

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In AIB v Higgins & ors [2015] IECA 23, the Court of Appeal considered the necessary elements of the defence of 'non est factum'. Generally speaking if a person signs a document they...

Apr 2015

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On the International Front, we look at the AIFMD Delegated Regulation, ELTIFs, the SFT Regulation, the Benchmark Regulation, the Fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive and the Wire Transfer Regulation.

Apr 2015

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On the Domestic Front, we look at a Capital Markets Union Consultation, ISE changes and Connected Party Transactions.

Apr 2015

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The eagerly awaited judgment in the Woolworths and Ethel Austin cases has been handed down today by the Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ).

Apr 2015

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A recent determination from the Equality Tribunal highlights again the importance of a properly drafted compromise agreement where employers and employees are terminating the employment relationship and any claims arising...

Apr 2015

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In Geoghegan v Financial Services Ombudsman & ors [2015] IEHC 217, Kearns P in the High Court rejected an appeal of a decision of the Financial Services Ombudsman.

Apr 2015

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The Irish President signed Ireland’s Betting (Amendment) Act 2015 into law on 15 March. This Act introduces a licensing regime for remote bookmakers and betting intermediaries in Ireland, bringing both online...

Apr 2015

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The High Court in a recent decision has made it clear that only in exceptional circumstances will it exercise its discretion to allow a shareholder to represent a company in...

Apr 2015

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A retailer has been ordered to pay €14,000 to a claimant after the Equality Tribunal held that it had failed to provide reasonable accommodation to the claimant salesman who went on...