Mar 2017
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In SPV Optimal Osus Limited -v- HSBC Institutional Trust Services (Ireland) Limited & Ors the Court of Appeal rejected an appeal of a High Court decision dismissing proceedings as being frivolous...
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Ireland's national day, St Patrick's Day, was not a lucky day for 11 airlines around the world. On 17 March 2017, the European Commission imposed fines on 11 airlines totalling €776 million.
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January 2017 saw chaotic scenes at many airports around the world when individuals from seven countries were refused entry to the US following the implementation of President Trump's controversial travel ban.
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The European Parliament, the EU Council and the EU Commission have agreed on a revamped Prospectus Regulation. The reform was proposed by the Commission last November, as part of its...
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In light of Brexit, Irish businesses are assessing the implications, challenges and opportunities involved including the implications for mergers and acquisitions. Dr Vincent Power of A&L Goodbody recently addressed...
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The Information Commissioner has made a formal binding decision that records of lobbying communications with the Data Protection Commissioner are not accessible under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act 2014.
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The CJEU has ruled (Case C-398/15) that there is no general right to be forgotten in respect of personal data in a companies register.
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In the case of In Re Dunne (A Debtor) [2017] IEHC 59, High Court, Baker J, 6 February 2017 the High Court refused an application by debtors under Section 115A of the Personal Insolvency...
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In Case C-375/15 (the BAWAG case) the CJEU examined the scope of a payment service provider’s obligation to communicate changes to information and conditions, and to framework contracts, to...
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Pimlico Plumbers lost its appeal in the Court of Appeal recently against the decision of the UK Employment Appeals Tribunal (the EAT) which found that one of its plumbers was...
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