Mar 2015

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Ireland’s Competition and Communications Agencies conclude Cooperation Agreement Ireland’s competition and consumer agency is the “Competition and Consumer Protection Commission” (the “CCPC”).

Mar 2015

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A recent determination from the Employment Appeals Tribunal (the EAT) reiterates the key elements of fairness necessary when effecting a redundancy dismissal (Desmond McGuire v Sleedagh Farms Limited UD1320/2012).

Mar 2015

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The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) is due to hear questions concerning the validity of the Safe Harbour regime today, Tuesday 24 March 2015, in Maximillian Schrems v Data Protection Commissioner (Case C-362/14).

Mar 2015

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In Stepstone Mortgage Funding Ltd -v- Clarke & anor [2015] IEHC 105, High Court, White Michael J, 15 January 2015 the High Court held, in an application for possession of a property, that while the Code of Conduct on Mortgage Arrears (the Code) required a lender to explore all options for alternative repayment, the lender is not obliged to explore the option of a voluntary scheme of which it is no

Mar 2015

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On 30 January 2015, Mr Justice Frank Clarke issued a detailed judgment outlining the reasons for the Supreme Court's dismissal of an appeal by Dublin Airport Authority ("DAA") against the High Court judgment of 30 May 2014 on a refusal to lift an automatic suspension.

Mar 2015

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The Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014 (the "2014 Act") has introduced significant changes to Irish media mergers effective from the 31 October 2014. The 2014 Act now mandates dual notification of media mergers to the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) (or the European Commission) and the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (Minister).

Mar 2015

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This article addresses Irish merger control under the Competition Act 2002 (as amended) (Act) and its possible application in the context of property transactions.

Mar 2015

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The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has published a guidance document for SMEs on consortium bidding for public contracts. The guide outlines how SMEs can comply with competition law when tendering on a joint basis.

Mar 2015

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The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation has published draft Regulations which, if adopted in their current form, will regulate commercial dealings between suppliers and certain operators in the grocery sector.

Mar 2015

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In Boston Scientific Medizintechnik GmbH v AOK Sachsen-Anhalt - Die Gesundheitskasse and Others (Joined Cased C-503/13 and C-504/13 (5 March 2015), the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) held that where a medical device has a potential defect, all products of the same model may be classified as defective, without there being any need to show that the product is defective in each individ