Companies Act 2014 - Key potential side effects for Irish insurers and reinsurers May 2015 Article Most of the provisions of the Companies Act 2014 (the Act) are expected to be commenced on 1 June 2015. READ MORE
Defendant failed to show that there was no negligence in signing loan facility May 2015 Article In AIB v Higgins & ors [2015] IECA 23, the Court of Appeal considered the necessary elements of the defence of 'non est factum'. Generally speaking if a person signs a document they... READ MORE
The Front Page, Asset Management & Investment Funds: EU & International Developments Apr 2015 Article On the International Front, we look at the AIFMD Delegated Regulation, ELTIFs, the SFT Regulation, the Benchmark Regulation, the Fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive and the Wire Transfer Regulation. READ MORE
The Front Page, Asset Management & Investment Funds: Irish Practice Developments Apr 2015 Article On the Domestic Front, we look at a Capital Markets Union Consultation, ISE changes and Connected Party Transactions. READ MORE
The Woolworths Case - Employers can pick and don’t have to mix Apr 2015 Article The eagerly awaited judgment in the Woolworths and Ethel Austin cases has been handed down today by the Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ). READ MORE
Equality Tribunal Update on enforceability of settlement agreements Apr 2015 Article A recent determination from the Equality Tribunal highlights again the importance of a properly drafted compromise agreement where employers and employees are terminating the employment relationship and any claims arising... READ MORE
Allegations of mis-selling could not be considered by Financial Services Ombudsman when they occurred more than six years previously Apr 2015 Article In Geoghegan v Financial Services Ombudsman & ors [2015] IEHC 217, Kearns P in the High Court rejected an appeal of a decision of the Financial Services Ombudsman. READ MORE
The details of Ireland’s new Betting (Amendment) Act Apr 2015 Article The Irish President signed Ireland’s Betting (Amendment) Act 2015 into law on 15 March. This Act introduces a licensing regime for remote bookmakers and betting intermediaries in Ireland, bringing both online... READ MORE
Principal Shareholder of Company refused permission to legally represent Company in High Court Proceedings Apr 2015 Article The High Court in a recent decision has made it clear that only in exceptional circumstances will it exercise its discretion to allow a shareholder to represent a company in... READ MORE
Recent disability discrimination case highlights delay in considering reasonable accommodation Apr 2015 Article A retailer has been ordered to pay €14,000 to a claimant after the Equality Tribunal held that it had failed to provide reasonable accommodation to the claimant salesman who went on... READ MORE