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Brexit Update – The Current Status of the Common Travel Area

May 2019

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When it comes to what the post-Brexit landscape will look like for employers with British employees on Irish soil (and vice versa), the question of immigration status remains high on...

Court of Appeal upholds finding of defamation, makes declaration of breach of constitutional right to privacy

May 2019

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In Nolan v Sunday Newspapers Ltd [2019] IECA 141, Peart J. found for the court that the High Court (O'Connor J sitting without a jury) had been correct in holding that two...

Second Shareholders’ Rights Directive

May 2019

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SRD II contains transparency provisions which are applicable specifically to AIFMs, UCITS ManCos and SMICs.

Supreme Court upholds Ireland’s mandatory reporting obligation for serious crimes

May 2019

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Ireland has unique mandatory reporting laws. These laws require individuals/entities to report to the authorities certain information concerning third parties' involvement in certain crimes, including 'white collar' crimes, unless...

Recording “Working Time” – important new EU decision clarifies the law

May 2019

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Last week the European Court of Justice (the CJEU) delivered a significant judgment that all employers need to be aware of. In short, the CJEU held that employers must have...

Arbitration agreement still enforceable notwithstanding summary judgment proceedings

May 2019

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In Ocean Point Development Company Ltd. (in receivership) v. Patterson Bannon Architects Ltd & ors [2019] IEHC 311 the High Court held that a dispute between property development company and a construction company...

Central Bank’s AML/CTF Guidelines for the Financial Sector currently being finalised

May 2019

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In December 2018 the Central Bank published a consultation exercise on revised AML/CTF guidelines (the Guidelines) for the financial sector. The Guidelines set out the expectations of the Central Bank...

Litigation privilege claim fails on ‘dominant purpose’ ground

May 2019

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In Kelland Homes Ltd v Ballytherm Ltd [2019] IEHC 2019, the third named defendant, Covestro BV, failed to discharge the onus of proving that the dominant purpose of a series of eight...

The ‘Ordinary Reasonable Reader’ in the Social Media Age

May 2019

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The role of the judge or jury in a defamation case is to determine how the ordinary reasonable reader understands alleged defamatory material. In the case of Stocker v Stocker (2019)...

Closure of doors linking retail spaces amounted to a material breach of planning permission

May 2019

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In Camiveo Ltd v. Dunnes Stores, the Court of Appeal upheld a finding of the High Court that Dunnes Stores were in breach of the planning permission for Edward Square...

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Brexit Update – The Current Status of the Common Travel Area

Court of Appeal upholds finding of defamation, makes declaration of breach of constitutional right to privacy

Second Shareholders’ Rights Directive

Supreme Court upholds Ireland’s mandatory reporting obligation for serious crimes

Recording “Working Time” – important new EU decision clarifies the law

Arbitration agreement still enforceable notwithstanding summary judgment proceedings

Central Bank’s AML/CTF Guidelines for the Financial Sector currently being finalised

Litigation privilege claim fails on ‘dominant purpose’ ground

The ‘Ordinary Reasonable Reader’ in the Social Media Age

Closure of doors linking retail spaces amounted to a material breach of planning permission