Asset Management & Investment Funds: EU & International Developments - July 2018 Jul 2018 article EU & International: ESMA UCITS and AIFMD Q&As, MMFR, ESMA list of AIFMD MoUs and AML/CTF. READ MORE
Asset Management & Investment Funds Q&A: July 2018 Jul 2018 article What is the current position on Money Market Fund (MMF) Reform? READ MORE
Irish Maritime Casualty Regime Faces EU Challenge Jul 2018 article The European Commission announced that it was bringing Ireland to the CJEU for allegedly failing to implement correctly the EU directive on the investigation of maritime casualties READ MORE
Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017 - a game changer for employers? Jul 2018 article The Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017 was recently passed by Dáil Éireann, and depending on progress made before Seanad Éireann in the autumn, it could be enacted by the end... READ MORE
The latest on Brexit employment law Jul 2018 article In a white paper issued last week by the UK Government the post-Brexit status of the UK's employment legislation derived from European Union law appears to be no longer in... READ MORE
Significant award made in workplace bullying case Jul 2018 article Another significant damages award for workplace bullying has been handed down by the High Court. READ MORE
Fine for anti-competitive behaviour should be greater than the financial gain Jul 2018 article In DPP v Aston Carpets and Flooring Limited and Brendan Smith [2018] IECA 194, Court of Appeal, 20 June 2018 (Mahon J, Birmingham J, Edwards J) the DPP applied to the Court of Appeal... READ MORE
All other options must be explored before discovery is ordered Jul 2018 article The Court of Appeal held that discovery should not be ordered unless all other available options had been properly explored. It refused a request for discovery of certain categories of... READ MORE
Two-sided markets and the Irish competition law experience Jul 2018 article On 25 June 2018, the US Supreme Court held that American Express’s anti-steering provisions do not breach US antitrust law (Ohio et al. v. American Express Co. et al (No. 16–1454). READ MORE
Receiver fails to persuade High Court he has a ‘strong argument’ that he was validly appointed Jul 2018 article The High Court decided that a receiver had not persuaded the Court that he had a strong argument that he was validly appointed in circumstances where he was appointed as... READ MORE