Supreme Court Grants Leave to Appeal Rateable Valuation Decision

Nov 2016

Article

The Supreme Court has given leave to Permanent TSB to appeal the decision of the Court of Appeal in Permanent TSB plc v Langan [2016] IECA 229, which held that the Circuit Court had no jurisdiction to grant orders for possession of residential investment properties as they were "not rateable" under Section 15 of the Valuation Act 2001 (the 2001 Act) and were not covered by the Land and Conveyancin

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Termination of a Demand Guarantee and Calculation of Debt Owed

Nov 2016

Article

This case concerned the termination of two demand guarantees by the Plaintiff who was acting as personal representative of an individual who had died in 2012 (the Deceased). The Plaintiff argued that as the guarantees had been terminated, no debt was owed to Ulster Bank Ireland Limited (the Bank).

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The Gig Economy: a cause for concern for employers?

Nov 2016

Article

Last month, two Uber drivers in London won their test cases before the UK Employment Tribunal (the ET). The ET held that they were "workers" and not self-employed individuals. The significance of this finding is that as "workers" they are entitled to certain minimum statutory protections.

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Offer of Amends – Reduced discounts for those that delay

Nov 2016

Article

This recent High Court decision highlights the importance for defendants to conduct a forensic analysis of the strengths and weakness of their defences as early as possible. Those with defences that are unlikely to prevail at trial should consider implementing the offer of amends procedure sooner rather than later as those that delay will impede their ability to minimise their financial.....

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