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Proceedings Dismissed Where Plaintiff Purchased Right to Litigate

Mar 2017

Article

In SPV Optimal Osus Limited -v- HSBC Institutional Trust Services (Ireland) Limited & Ors the Court of Appeal rejected an appeal of a High Court decision dismissing proceedings as being frivolous...

European Commission Imposes Fines Totalling €776m on 11 Airlines: Take Two

Mar 2017

Article

Ireland's national day, St Patrick's Day, was not a lucky day for 11 airlines around the world. On 17 March 2017, the European Commission imposed fines on 11 airlines totalling €776 million.

Ireland’s Corporate Immigration System Enters a Brave New World

Mar 2017

Article

January 2017 saw chaotic scenes at many airports around the world when individuals from seven countries were refused entry to the US following the implementation of President Trump's controversial travel ban.

Proposed New EU Prospectus Regulation - an Update

Mar 2017

Article

The European Parliament, the EU Council and the EU Commission have agreed on a revamped Prospectus Regulation. The reform was proposed by the Commission last November, as part of its...

Mergers & Acquisitions Post-Brexit

Mar 2017

Article

In light of Brexit, Irish businesses are assessing the implications, challenges and opportunities involved including the implications for mergers and acquisitions. Dr Vincent Power of A&L Goodbody recently addressed...

Data Protection Commissioner not required to disclose lobbying communications

Mar 2017

Article

The Information Commissioner has made a formal binding decision that records of lobbying communications with the Data Protection Commissioner are not accessible under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act 2014.

No right to be forgotten in respect of personal data in company registers

Mar 2017

Article

The CJEU has ruled (Case C-398/15) that there is no general right to be forgotten in respect of personal data in a companies register.

Court refuses to overturn Bank’s objection to Personal Insolvency Arrangement

Mar 2017

Article

In the case of In Re Dunne (A Debtor) [2017] IEHC 59, High Court, Baker J, 6 February 2017 the High Court refused an application by debtors under Section 115A of the Personal Insolvency...

Communicating with online banking customers

Mar 2017

Article

In Case C-375/15 (the BAWAG case) the CJEU examined the scope of a payment service provider’s obligation to communicate changes to information and conditions, and to framework contracts, to...

The Gig Economy: The spotlight continues to shine on giggers

Mar 2017

Article

Pimlico Plumbers lost its appeal in the Court of Appeal recently against the decision of the UK Employment Appeals Tribunal (the EAT) which found that one of its plumbers was...

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European Commission Imposes Fines Totalling €776m on 11 Airlines: Take Two

Ireland’s Corporate Immigration System Enters a Brave New World

Proposed New EU Prospectus Regulation - an Update

Mergers & Acquisitions Post-Brexit

Data Protection Commissioner not required to disclose lobbying communications

No right to be forgotten in respect of personal data in company registers

Court refuses to overturn Bank’s objection to Personal Insolvency Arrangement

Communicating with online banking customers

The Gig Economy: The spotlight continues to shine on giggers