English and Irish Courts clear the way to use technology to reduce disclosure costs in litigation Feb 2016 Article Disclosure of electronic documents in litigation has become increasingly costly and complex. READ MORE
Supreme Court grants leave to appeal in Kelly v Information Commissioner Feb 2016 Article The Supreme Court, in Kelly v The Information Commissioner [2016] IESCDET 23, has granted Mr Kelly leave to appeal from the decision of the Court of Appeal delivered on 30 November 2015, that that... READ MORE
EAT Decision Un-Locks Commission Payments Feb 2016 Article The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has today released its eagerly anticipated decision in the appeal of the case of Lock v British Gas. The EAT has rejected the appeal of... READ MORE
High Court Upholds Decision of Information Commissioner Refusing Release of Documents from the Department of Finance Feb 2016 Article In McKillen v Information Commissioner [2016] IEHC 27 the High Court dismissed an appeal against a decision of the Information Commissioner (the IC). This is an interesting decision which considers the scope... READ MORE
Transfers of Value go public on 1 July 2016 Feb 2016 Article All Transfers of Value (ToV) from 2015 must be disclosed publicly via the Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association (IPHA) central reporting system by 1 July 2016. This relates to all ToVs that were made... READ MORE
Detailed Analysis of UCITS Remuneration Provisions Feb 2016 Article On 23 July 2015 the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published a consultation paper in respect of its guidelines on sound remuneration policies under the UCITS Directive and AIFMD (the CP).... READ MORE
European Commission approves acquisition of Dundrum Town Centre Assets by Hammerson and Allianz Feb 2016 Article While executives are very familiar with the concept of securing merger control approval for the acquisition of companies, there are situations where the acquisition of assets (such as property) may... READ MORE
Competition Law in the Online Environment Feb 2016 Article European Court hands down preliminary ruling on anti-competitive concerted practices in the context of online selling platforms - Case C‑ 74/14, Eturas and Others. READ MORE
The Need for Speed - Analysing the time limit for defamation cases Feb 2016 Article Irish defamation claims must be brought quickly or they will become time barred. Proceedings must be issued within a year of the publication of the defamatory statement. In "exceptional circumstances"... READ MORE
Data Protection Commissioner outlines priorities for 2016 – National Data Protection Conference Feb 2016 Article Commissioner Dixon gave a report on the work of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) for the year 2015, and outlined the priorities of her office for 2016 in a... READ MORE