“Consumer” Defence in the Spotlight Again Jul 2016 Article Overview In this case, the High Court held that the Defendant had an arguable case that he was acting as a consumer in a summary application. The Plaintiff had brought... READ MORE
European Commission Imposes Juggernaut Fines of Almost €3 Billion on Truck Companies Jul 2016 Article On 19 July 2016, the European Commission imposed record fines for breaching competition law. READ MORE
State aid and Ireland – the last 12 months and some future pointers Jul 2016 Article Alan McCarthy looks at a number of significant State aid decisions and initiatives by the European Commission (Commission) and EU Courts concerning Ireland in the last 12 months. READ MORE
High Court decision on Payment of Wages claim Jul 2016 Article The High Court recently delivered an important decision, which brings some much needed clarity to the law in relation to claims under the Payment of Wages Act 1991. READ MORE
European Commission Adopts Privacy Shield Jul 2016 Article The European Commission has today adopted the Privacy Shield. The Privacy Shield is intended to provide a framework for EU-US data transfers. READ MORE
Government Contracts: Delayed verification of pre-qualification and exclusion criteria. Jul 2016 Article Anna-Marie Curran, EU, Competition & Procurement Partner looks at the potential issues relating to delayed verification of pre-qualification and exclusion criteria with regard to Government Contracts. READ MORE
Ireland to Implement EU Damages Directive by way of Statutory Instrument & Amending Court Rules Jul 2016 Article Ireland's Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Mary Mitchell O'Connor TD, confirmed on 5 July 2016 that her department is drafting a Statutory Instrument (i.e., Ministerial order) to implement "Directive 2014/104/EU... READ MORE
DPC’s Annual Report - insights into regulation in 2015 Jul 2016 Article The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) has published its Annual Report for 2015. READ MORE
Tracker, Financial Services Regulation & Compliance - Cross Sectoral Jul 2016 Article On the Domestic Front: Central Bank of Ireland issues Statement on the outcome of the UK Referendum on EU Membership; Statement by Irish Minister of Finance following the UK Referendum... READ MORE
Tracker, Financial Services Regulation & Compliance - Investment Firms Jul 2016 Article On the Domestic Front: Irish Stock Exchange statement following the UK Referendum. On the EU Front: European Securities Markets Authority publishes Q & A on the application of the AIFMD; European... READ MORE