Legal Updates & Insights

Jun 2019

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The Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) completed its review of China Bond Connect and from 21 March 2019 Irish UCITS and AIFs may use Bond Connect. Bond Connect is designed to provide...

Jun 2019

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In a further milestone for the holiday pay saga, the Northern Ireland Court of Appeal handed down its judgment of the appeal of the Industrial Tribunal decision in Alexander Agnew...

Jun 2019

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Ireland has a unique position in the midst of the Brexit debate. Logistically for employers, Brexit has the potential to cause huge issues, particularly where employees' roles require frequent travel...

Jun 2019

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The Carriage of Dangerous Goods (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019 will come into operation on 18 June 2019. The new regulations, when in effect, will amend the Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use...

Jun 2019

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Grievance procedures sometimes take a back seat for employers compared to disciplinary matters and urgent HR issues. However, failure to address grievances in a timely and thorough manner can expose...

Jun 2019

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In Tír Na N-Óg Projects (Ireland) Ltd v P.J. O'Driscoll & Sons [2019] IECA 154, Peart J, for the Court of Appeal, found that the applicant's failure to institute judicial...

Jun 2019

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In Waterford Credit Union Ltd v J & E Davy [2019] IECA 157 the Court of Appeal refused discovery of a category of documents, even though it deemed them both relevant and necessary,...

Jun 2019

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Máire Conneely (Litigation & Dispute Resolution Senior Associate) recently attended the IAGA International Gaming Summit in California (4-6 June). Over the course of three days, the 2019 Summit included a wide...

Jun 2019

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This decision clarified that all employers must have a suitable system in place to ensure they are recording employees’ daily and weekly working hours. As Ireland’s working time legislation...

Jun 2019

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Domestic News – There are many noteworthy items to report cross-sectorally on the domestic front this month, however the most notable being, the keynote speech on the topic of the Senior...