Feb 2020

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The 'Rule in Battle' (the Rule) states that corporate entities may be represented only by lawyers who have a formal right of audience in court proceedings and not by non-lawyer directors or shareholders.

Feb 2020

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In Malone v Fenlon & Ors [2019] IEHC 934, the High Court found that a plea of absolute privilege as a defence to a claim in defamation was insufficiently clearly made out to justify striking out the claim.

Feb 2020

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On 21 February 2020, the European Commission imposed a fine of €6,678,000 on the Spanish hotel group Meliá for its contracts with four tour operators which discriminated between customers within the EU's internal market by reference to the customer's country of residence. Dr Vincent J G Power examines the case.

Feb 2020

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In this three part series we review wider considerations for employers which, whilst falling outside the ambit of routine employment law issues, are worth noting. This article addresses inventions created by employees.

Feb 2020

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The Central Bank issued a Dear CEO letter on Securities Markets Conduct Risk which addresses the findings from its wholesale market conduct supervisory work in 2019. The letter notes areas for improvements and sets out the Central Bank's expectations of firms in relation to managing market conduct risk and outlines the Central Bank's areas of focus for market conduct supervision in 2020. 

Feb 2020

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In Part 1, we looked at judgments from the Crown Court and High Court in Northern Ireland dealing with a source disclosure order and an interim application concerning Facebook. In Part 2, we consider the Court of Appeal's judgment involving reporting restriction orders and Sir John Gillen's report into the law on serious sexual offences.

Feb 2020

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It was a relatively quiet year, with only three published judgments from the Northern Ireland courts (the same as in 2018). There was one Court of Appeal case, involving reporting restriction orders, with the Crown Court and High Court delivering judgments dealing with a source disclosure order and 'revenge porn' images.

Feb 2020

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Enda Hurley (Partner and Head of Litigation), Helen O'Connor (Knowledge Lawyer) and Stephen King (Associate) in A&L Goodbody's Litigation & Dispute Resolution department, provide a practical insight into Litigation & Dispute Resolution in Ireland.

Feb 2020

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While the prospect of a new government being formed currently appears to be a long way off, there is no doubt that Sinn Féin, having secured the most first-preference votes in the recent general election, is a strong contender to be in the next government.

Feb 2020

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Perhaps unsurprisingly given the how tough Ofwat's decisions for the 2020-25 price controls were expected to be several large companies (Bristol Water, Anglian Water and Yorkshire Water) have opted to have the determinations referred to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).