Today the County Court of Northern Ireland made its decision that Ashers Baking Company Limited directly discriminated against a customer on the grounds of sexual orientation contrary to the Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 (the 2006 Regulations) and political opinion contrary to the Fair Employment and Treatment (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (the 1998 Order).
BelfastIn Governey v Financial Services Ombudsman [2015] IESC 38 the Supreme Court held that where a statutory provision restricts the constitutional right to appeal a High Court decision, but sets no criteria for the grant of leave, leave will be granted where the applicant makes an arguable or stateable case for the type of appeal allowed.
DisputesIn O'Leary v Volkswagen Group Ireland Limited [2015] IESC 35, the Supreme Court considered the risks involved with the use of keyword searches in the discovery process, and the test for ordering further and better discovery.
DisputesAt the end of April we reported on the Woolworths and Ethel Austin cases, the Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) seeking to clarify the term 'establishment' in connection with collective redundancies.
Pensions & IncentivesA&L Goodbody is pleased to have advised on one of the first Central Bank of Ireland approved conversions of an existing investment company, to Ireland's newest corporate investment structure, the Irish Collective Asset-management Vehicle (ICAV).
Asset Management & Investment FundsMaire Conneely, Senior Associate in A&L Goodbody's Gaming & Betting Group, discusses how non-gaming jurisdictions develop to become respected gaming jurisdictions. She also addresses how industry contributes to ensure new markets fit in with industry expectations.
Betting, Gaming & LicensingThe Government recently published the long awaited Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2015.
Investing in IrelandOverview: The Deduction from Wages (Limitation) Regulations 2014 ("GB Regulations") came into force in Great Britain on 8 January 2015 with the aim being to stop backdated holiday pay claims being made through the back door as breach of contract claims.
BelfastThe Information Commissioner, and Commissioner for Environmental Information, Peter Tyndall, has published his Annual Report for 2014.
DisputesThe ECJ has held in the case of Nemzeti Fogyasztóvédelmi Hatóság v UPC Magyarország Kft (Case C-388/13) that an incorrect communication to a single consumer was a "misleading commercial practice", prohibited under the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive (Directive 2005/29/EC).
DisputesPeter Walker, Partner and Jack Sheehy, Partner, in the Banking and Financial Services Department discuss the Irish legal guide to securitisation giving a practical Irish insight into securitisation work.
Capital Markets - DebtThe Central Bank of Ireland (Central Bank) published quarterly results and forecasts for the Irish economy as at Q2 2015. The Central Bank considers that there has been strong growth in the Irish economy and predicts this to continue, with an improving labour market and rising real disposable incomes lending greater support to consumer spending in 2015 and 2016.
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