Legal Updates & Insights

Jan 2015

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Anti-bribery/corruption laws are well established in the UK and US. Recent developments in those jurisdictions have offered timely reminders of the importance of businesses there having a robust anti-bribery...

Jan 2015

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This case related to a claim by ACC Bank plc (the Bank) for a summary judgment against the first named defendant on foot of a personal guarantee of €250,000 in respect...

Jan 2015

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The High Court in ICS Building Society -v- Lambert [2014] IEHC 581 has made clear that while the Financial Regulator's Code of Conduct on Mortgage Arrears (the Code) confers a discretion on...

Jan 2015

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2014 has been another busy year in the courts for restriction and disqualification applications.

Jan 2015

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The Labour Court recently issued an important decision stating that an employee is not entitled to rely on the provisions of the grounding European Working Time Directive against a private...

Jan 2015

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In the recent case of Murphy v Joe O'Toole & Sons Ltd & Anor [2014] IEHC 486, Baker J. held that the limitation period for an agreement for the sale of goods ran from...

Jan 2015

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The recast Brussels Regulation ((EC) No. 1215/2012), which repeals the Brussels I Regulation ((EC) No. 44/2001), came into operation on 10 January 2015.

Jan 2015

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Recent UK and European Union case-law has created some confusion in Ireland as to the basis on which Irish employers should calculate their employees' holiday pay. So what is the...

Jan 2015

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The Companies Bill 2012 has now been signed by the President of Ireland (on 23 December 2014), and has become the Companies Act 2014 (the Act).

Jan 2015

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The Companies Bill 2012 has now been signed by the President of Ireland (on 23 December 2014), and has become the Companies Act 2014 (the Act). It is expected that most of the provisions...