Liam Kennedy is Head of Commercial Dispute Resolution at A&L Goodbody. In this article, Liam discusses recent litigation trends in Ireland and across Europe.
DisputesThe Court of Justice of the European Union recently held that personal data cannot be transferred between two public bodies, and subject to further processing, without the data subjects concerned having been informed in advance
Privacy & Data SecurityThe Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform has launched a Model Publication Scheme and associated Guidance for FOI bodies.
DisputesOn the International Front, we consider the AIFMD passport, cyber-security for hedge fund managers, the Capital Markets Union and, in particular, the EU Commission call for evidence on the EU regulatory framework for financial services and the Commission review of the EuVECA Regulation and the EuSEF Regulation
Asset Management & Investment FundsOn the Domestic Front we look at Deadlines, New Central Bank UCITS Regulations, Guidance and Q&A, AIFMD Q&A, Investor Money Regulations Q&A and an interesting address by Gareth Murphy, Central Bank Director of Markets Supervision.
Asset Management & Investment FundsUPDATE FOLLOWING AN ADDRESS FROM THE COMMISSIONER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION
Environmental & PlanningThe Advertising Standards Authority for Ireland (‘ASAI’), an independent self-regulatory body, published on 17 September the seventh edition of its Code of Standards for Advertising and Marketing, of which Section 10 now specifically covers gambling; the latest Code is due to take effect on 1 March 2016.
Betting, Gaming & LicensingCyber security breaches are continually hitting national and international headlines and the need to be proactive to safeguard your business against such risks is increasingly important.
BelfastIt is safe to say that the recent budget announced by Chancellor George Osborne came as something of a shock to the clean energy industry.
BelfastProvisions allowing one party to withhold or forfeit future payments following a breach, or exit provisions allowing an innocent party to buy out a defaulting party at below market value, are common features in a wide range of corporate and commercial agreements.
BelfastSPV Osus Limited -v- HSBC International Trust Services (Ireland) Limited & ors [2015] IEHC 602 arose out of the Madoff fraud. Optimal Strategic US Equity Limited (OS) invested nearly all of its assets in Madoff funds and had a claim as an unsecured, non-preferential, creditor in the Madoff bankruptcy (the Allowed Customer Claim).
DisputesIn Des Hennessey v Building Contractors Ltd v O'Beirne [2015] IEHC 596, the Irish High Court considered whether the arbitrator had been validly appointed and whether the petitioner was entitled to enforce an arbitral award as a debt through the bankruptcy summons procedure.
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