Holiday Pay – NI Court of Appeal unlocks the door for voluntary overtime Jun 2015 Article The Northern Irish Court of Appeal has, this morning, held that the Belfast Tribunal ruled in error on its interpretation of Bear Scotland. READ MORE
The Front Page, Asset Management & Investment Funds: Irish Practice Developments Jun 2015 Article On the Domestic Front, we look at Gareth Murphy's speech (which includes consideration of AIFMD 3rd country passport), Board and Corporate Governance Requirements, Central Bank Q&A on the Companies... READ MORE
Licensing of Private Investigators mandatory from 1 November 2015 Jun 2015 Article On 14 May 2015, the Private Security (Licensing and Standards) (Private Investigator) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No 195 of 2015) were signed into law. READ MORE
Annual Report of the Data Protection Commissioner for 2014 Jun 2015 Article The Data Protection Commissioner, Helen Dixon, has published her Annual Report for 2014. READ MORE
Corporate Governance Update June 2015 Jun 2015 Article This article contains a round up of all recent corporate governance developments. READ MORE
Assembly of a product amounts to manufacturing for the purposes of the Liability for Defective Products Act 1991 Jun 2015 Article In McGarry v McGarry & ors [2015] IEHC 426 the High Court made a finding of liability for personal injuries against the third defendant who was the supplier of a glass top table... READ MORE
Registration of Ships: How is the Transfer of Ships Between EU Registers Working? Jun 2015 Article While the European Commission contemplated the creation of an EU register (the so-called “EUROS” proposal), the regime remains (and is likely to remain) one characterised by Member States having their... READ MORE
EU Competition Consortia Block Exemption Extended for Five Years Jun 2015 Article Consortia agreements typically allow liner shipping carriers to rationalise their activities and achieve economies of scale. If consortia face sufficient competition and are not used to fix prices or share... READ MORE
Voluntary Overtime – NI Court of Appeal suggests it may need to be included in calculating holiday pay after all Jun 2015 Article Given the pace that decisions on holiday pay are moving, it almost seems like old news that non-guaranteed overtime payments should be included in the calculation of holiday pay. READ MORE
Comparator Products must be identifiable and similar to come within Comparative Advertising Rules Jun 2015 Article Aldi Stores (Ireland) Limited and Aldi Gmbh and Co Kg –v- Dunnes Stores, Cregan J, 9 June 2015 In this case Aldi claimed Dunnes had engaged in unlawful comparative advertising. Aldi also... READ MORE