Legal Updates & Insights

Jul 2019

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Domestic News – There have been several developments at domestic level, including the implementation of a ban on the sale of binary options and the restriction of the sale of contracts...

Jul 2019

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So-called 'smash & grab' adjudications have been the subject of much debate in the construction industry in the last 18 months.That debate looks set to continue as permission has been granted...

Jul 2019

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On 5 July 2019, Ireland's Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) announced that it had cleared the proposed acquisition of sole control of MCD Productions Unlimited Company (MCD) by LN-Gaiety Holdings Limited ...

Jul 2019

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Matthew Cole (Corporate and M&A Partner) provides an overview of the IPO process, regulation, public company responsibilities and risks in relation to IPOs in Ireland. First published in the...

Jul 2019

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On 21 June 2019, Judge Garrett Simons delivered his judgment in Heather Hill Management Company CLG v An Bord Pleanála (Burkeway Homes Limited as Notice Party) [2019] IEHC 450. In this case, Heather...

Jul 2019

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The long standing test concerning the legal possession of land has been challenged in the landmark case of Thorpe v Frank [2019] EWCA Civ 150.

Jul 2019

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In Eustace v. The Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of Drogheda Borough Council [2019] IEHC 455 the plaintiffs sought damages for trespass, nuisance and misfeasance in public office arising from permission granted...

Jul 2019

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The Department of Finance recently received approval from Cabinet to draft the heads of a Central Bank (Amendment) Bill. Minister for Finance, Paschal Donohoe, has stated his intention to publish...

Jun 2019

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The MSA's has been criticised in the past for being all bark and no bite. The lack of enforcement action or penalty within the original legislation being cited as making...

Jun 2019

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The Government has recently launched a draft Marine Planning Policy Statement (MPPS), which outlines a programme of legislative reform to modernise the Irish marine planning system. At present, the planning...