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Company Secretarial Changes

April 2018
With the Companies (Accounting) Act 2017 coming into operation on the 9 June 2018, and recent changes coming into effect in the Companies Registration Office…

Workplace battle of the sexes – discrimination and how to legally level the playing field

April 2018
In light of the #MeToo movement and the outcome of the gender* pay gap reporting, we are all familiar with headlines such as “Gender discrimination”, “Gender…

Proposed Change to Credit Servicing Regulatory Regime

April 2018
Amid the expected sale by several major Irish financial institutions of their respective non-performing loan books, there is increasing political pressure on the…

Fair Procedures in Workplace Investigations

April 2018
Fair procedures are a fundamental right under common law and are enshrined in the Irish Constitution.  The Irish Courts have consistently been prepared to hold that…

The Legal 500 EMEA Recommends Whitney Moore

April 2018

Whitney Moore has again been recognised in the latest edition of leading international legal directory The Legal 500 EMEA.
Ranked as a Top-Tier Firm for Intellectual…

Chambers Europe Recommends Whitney Moore March 2018

March 2018

Whitney Moore has again been recognised in the latest edition of leading international legal directory Chambers Europe.
Recommended as a Leading Firm for…

A Warning to Credit Servicing Firms

February 2018
Late last year Mr Justice Barrett delivered a warning to a credit servicing firm in the High Court that they were in “yellow card territory” as a result of their…

Patent Litigation Update

February 2018
It continues to be a busy time for patent litigation.  The following is a brief update of recent Commercial Court Preliminary Injunction Hearings:
January 2018 –…

Putting the foot down – Could Christian Louboutin red soles trademark be invalid?

February 2018
On 6 February 2018, Advocate General Szpunar (AG) delivered his second opinion on Christian Louboutin’s shoes trademark. His analysis notes that a trademark…

The Importance of the All Sums Due Clause

February 2018
The High Court, in the recently decided case of Allied Irish Banks Plc v McKeown & anor [2017] IEHC 363, granted an order for summary judgment in favour of AIB…