UK’s No-Deal Brexit Papers: The First Instalment Aug 2018 article On 23 August 2018, the UK Government published 25 papers advising on some of the implications of a no-deal Brexit. READ MORE
Fixed-term Contracts – When is legal advice required? Aug 2018 article The use of fixed-term contracts is attractive to many employers who are looking to get the most flexibility within their workforce and to address temporary work needs. Employers are also... READ MORE
Brexit Talks Update Aug 2018 article As schools prepare to re-open across Europe, both EU and UK politicians have a lot of homework to do to pass the Brexit exams scheduled for next year…. READ MORE
Patents in Ireland 2018 Aug 2018 article John Whelan, Head of A&L Goodbody's Commercial & Technology Department and Alison Quinn, Associate, Commercial & Technology, review patent laws and regulations in Ireland. READ MORE
Explicit consent required to use personal data for health research purposes Aug 2018 article New Regulations require organisations to obtain an individual’s explicit consent in advance of processing personal data for health research purposes. READ MORE
Restrictive Covenants - How to protect your business when key people leave Aug 2018 article A sign of confidence in the market is the recent trend of departures of key people to competitor businesses, sometimes taking an entire team, sometimes taking trade secrets - sometimes... READ MORE
State Aid in Ireland 2018 Aug 2018 article A review of State Aid law and policy in Ireland 2018 READ MORE
EU GDPR: 10 things every fintech business should know Aug 2018 article Some practical steps that can be taken to meet and address some of the challenges it presents READ MORE
The Right to Disconnect – A Significant Decision from the Labour Court on “Out of Hours” Emails Aug 2018 article In today's society the traditional concept of structured 9 to 5 working hours is giving way to the more fluid models of remote working and more flexible working arrangements. With this in... READ MORE
Financial Services Regulation & Compliance - Cross Sectoral July 2018 Aug 2018 article It was a relatively busy month for cross sectoral issues, both domestic and European. The Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Act 2018 commenced on 30 July 2018, bringing Irish law in line with the... READ MORE