May 2015

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On 8 May 2015, in Greenclean Waste Management Ltd v Leahy p/a Maurice Leahy & Co. Solicitors [2015] IECA 97, the Court of Appeal considered whether the trial judge was correct to refuse to order security for costs by virtue of the existence of the insolvent plaintiff's 'After the Event' (ATE) insurance policy.

May 2015

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Peter Walker, Partner and Jack Sheehy, Partner, in the Banking and Financial Services Department discuss the Irish legal guide to securitisation.

May 2015

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The Companies Act 2014 (the "2014 Act") comes into force on 1 June 2015, consolidating and reforming Irish company law. In particular, directors' duties, having long been the product of ad hoc decisions by the Irish courts, will now have a legislative basis.

May 2015

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Today the County Court of Northern Ireland made its decision that Ashers Baking Company Limited directly discriminated against a customer on the grounds of sexual orientation contrary to the Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 (the 2006 Regulations) and political opinion contrary to the Fair Employment and Treatment (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (the 1998 Order).

May 2015

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In Governey v Financial Services Ombudsman [2015] IESC 38 the Supreme Court held that where a statutory provision restricts the constitutional right to appeal a High Court decision, but sets no criteria for the grant of leave, leave will be granted where the applicant makes an arguable or stateable case for the type of appeal allowed.

May 2015

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In O'Leary v Volkswagen Group Ireland Limited [2015] IESC 35, the Supreme Court considered the risks involved with the use of keyword searches in the discovery process, and the test for ordering further and better discovery.

May 2015

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At the end of April we reported on the Woolworths and Ethel Austin cases, the Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) seeking to clarify the term 'establishment' in connection with collective redundancies.

May 2015

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A&L Goodbody is pleased to have advised on one of the first Central Bank of Ireland approved conversions of an existing investment company, to Ireland's newest corporate investment structure, the Irish Collective Asset-management Vehicle (ICAV).

May 2015

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Maire Conneely, Senior Associate in A&L Goodbody's Gaming & Betting Group, discusses how non-gaming jurisdictions develop to become respected gaming jurisdictions. She also addresses how industry contributes to ensure new markets fit in with industry expectations.

May 2015

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The Government recently published the long awaited Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2015.