The Front Page - Q&A: November 2016 Dec 2016 Article We are delighted with readers' response to our new Question of the month in the Front Page. Thank you. We invite readers to send topical questions which would be of... READ MORE
The Front Page, Asset Management & Investment Funds: EU & International Developments Nov 2016 Article ESMA Q&A on application of AIFMD READ MORE
The Front Page, Asset Management & Investment Funds: Irish Practice Developments Nov 2016 Article The Front Page, Asset Management & Investment Funds: Upcoming approaching deadlines READ MORE
Supreme Court Grants Leave to Appeal Rateable Valuation Decision Nov 2016 Article The Supreme Court has given leave to Permanent TSB to appeal the decision of the Court of Appeal in Permanent TSB plc v Langan [2016] IECA 229, which held that the Circuit... READ MORE
Termination of a Demand Guarantee and Calculation of Debt Owed Nov 2016 Article This case concerned the termination of two demand guarantees by the Plaintiff who was acting as personal representative of an individual who had died in 2012 (the Deceased). The Plaintiff argued... READ MORE
Welcome change to Central Bank requirements for Loan Originating Qualifying Investor AIFs Nov 2016 Article Some good news, on 25 November, the Central Bank announced an important change to their requirements for loan originating Qualifying Investor AIFs (LQIAIFs) which is to take effect from 3 January 2017 when... READ MORE
The role of Cape Town counsel and contract practices under the Convention Nov 2016 Article The Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment and the Protocol to the Convention on Matters Specific to Aircraft Equipment (Cape Town Convention) has taken effect in Australia, Ivory Coast,... READ MORE
The Gig Economy: a cause for concern for employers? Nov 2016 Article Last month, two Uber drivers in London won their test cases before the UK Employment Tribunal (the ET). The ET held that they were "workers" and not self-employed individuals. The... READ MORE
Offer of Amends – Reduced discounts for those that delay Nov 2016 Article This recent High Court decision highlights the importance for defendants to conduct a forensic analysis of the strengths and weakness of their defences as early as possible. Those with defences... READ MORE
Another injunction under the whistleblowing legislation Nov 2016 Article The Protected Disclosures Act 2014 continues to show its teeth with another successful application for interim relief granted in Cork Circuit Court. READ MORE