Age discrimination – back in the spotlight Dec 2016 Article The Labour Court recently upheld a decision of an Adjudication Officer rejecting a worker's claim that he was discriminated against on the grounds of age when he was forced to... READ MORE
Supreme Court Considers Calculation of Damages in Providing Adapted Accommodation Dec 2016 Article In Barry (A Minor) v National Maternity Hospital [2016] IESC 41, Supreme Court, 13 July 2016 the plaintiff brought an action for injuries at birth. READ MORE
GDPR guidance on Data Portability, DPOs & Lead Supervisory Authority Dec 2016 Article The Article 29 Working Party has issued a press release and three sets of guidelines and FAQs on implementation of some key issues under the GDPR. READ MORE
Personal data – an expanding concept? Dec 2016 Article This article examines the concept of "personal data", in light of the recent ruling of the European Court of Justice in Breyer (C-582/14), the Irish Data Protection Commissioner’s Guidance... READ MORE
Competition Investigation in the Irish Motor Insurance Sector Dec 2016 Article On 13 September 2016, Ireland's Competition and Consumer Protection Commission ("CCPC") announced that it had issued: (a) witness summonses; and (b) information requests to various parties in the motor insurance sector in... READ MORE
Irish High Court stays proceedings pending arbitration Dec 2016 Article In BAM Building Ltd v UCD Property Development Co Ltd [2016] IEHC 582 (20 October 2016), the Irish High Court considered whether to stay proceedings pending arbitration in a construction dispute. READ MORE
New legislation on interception of communications Dec 2016 Article The Department of Justice and Equality have published a policy document on amending the law relating to the interception of communications. READ MORE
Court Considers Personal Liability of Director for Debt Dec 2016 Article In Toomey Leasing Group Ltd v Sedgwick & Ors [2016] IECA 280, Court of Appeal, Hogan J, 13 October 2016, the first named respondent (Mr Sedgwick) appealed from a decision of the High Court that... READ MORE
Tracker, Financial Services Regulation & Compliance - Cross Sectoral Dec 2016 Article On the Domestic Front: Central Bank publishes Transparency Rules in respect of transparency requirements for issuers of securities admitted to trading on certain markets; Director of Enforcement of the Central... READ MORE
Tracker, Financial Services Regulation & Compliance - Funds Dec 2016 Article On the Domestic Front: Loan Origination Qualifying Investor AIFs; Central Bank publish AIFMD Q&A. On the European Front: ESMA publish Q&A on application of AIFMD; ESMA publish Q... READ MORE