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Merging of Companies under the Companies Act, 2014
October 2018
A merger in Irish law occurs where two or more companies are combined into a single legal entity and the other company or companies cease to exist without going into…
Guide to Defective Products Litigation in EMEA
October 2018
If you manufacture, produce, distribute or sell products you are responsible for ensuring they are safe and free from defects that may cause damage or injury. Failure…
Protection of Trade Secrets Regulations now in force in Ireland
September 2018
The European Union (Protection of Trade Secrets) Regulations 2018 (the Regulations) were implemented in Ireland on 9 June 2018. The Regulations implement EU…
Increase in data breach notifications since 25 May 2018
September 2018
Since the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation “GDPR” on 25 May 2018 there has been a dramatic increase in breach notifications to relevant…
Blockchain and Smart Contracts
September 2018
Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies continue to remain an unregulated area with many jurisdictions now in the process of forming, or looking to form, working groups to…
Court halts liquidation of aviation company linked to controversial Russian businessman
September 2018
Colin Hayes, associate in our Dispute Resolution team, recently acted on behalf of a multinational air cargo company in securing an interim injunction restraining…
Labelling of foodstuffs – are you compliant?
August 2018
Producers of foods which are intended for the final consumer should be familiar with the provisions of one of the core pieces of food information legislation –…
The European Commission proposes export manufacturing waiver
June 2018
On 28 May 2018, the European Commission published a proposal to amend Regulation (EC) No 469/2009 on Supplementary Protection Certificates (‘SPC’) for medicinal…
Amendment to Order 36 Circuit Court Rules
An important amendment to the Circuit Court Rules removes from Order 36 the temporal limit of 12 years after which execution was up to now impermissible.
As of 29 March 2024 S.I….