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Legal Updates & Insights

  • Article

    High Court clarifies limitation period for Agreements for Sale based on breach of contract

    In the recent case of Murphy v Joe O'Toole & Sons Ltd & Anor [2014] IEHC 486, Baker J. held that the limitation period for an agreement for the sale of goods ran from the date of delivery of the goods, rather than from the date of the contract was entered into by the parties.

    Disputes
  • Article

    New EU rules on Jurisdiction and Enforcement of Judgments apply from 10 January 2015

    The recast Brussels Regulation ((EC) No. 1215/2012), which repeals the Brussels I Regulation ((EC) No. 44/2001), came into operation on 10 January 2015.

    Disputes
  • Article

    Calculating Holiday Pay – “Lock” down what you should be paying

    Recent UK and European Union case-law has created some confusion in Ireland as to the basis on which Irish employers should calculate their employees' holiday pay. So what is the position now?

    Employment
  • Article

    Companies Act 2014 and its impact on companies operating in the Irish Investment Funds Industry

    The Companies Bill 2012 has now been signed by the President of Ireland (on 23 December 2014), and has become the Companies Act 2014 (the Act).

    Investing in Ireland
  • Article

    Companies Act 2014 and its impact on companies operating in the Irish Investment Funds Industry

    The Companies Bill 2012 has now been signed by the President of Ireland (on 23 December 2014), and has become the Companies Act 2014 (the Act). It is expected that most of the provisions of the Act will come into effect on 1 June 2015, although this date is subject to change.

    Asset Management & Investment Funds
  • Article

    Briefing on Recast Brussels I Regulation

    The recast Brussels Regulation ((EC) No, 1215/2012) has application from 10 January 2015. The Brussels I Regulation established a set of EU rules that determine which court has jurisdiction in cross-border disputes and how court judgments issued in one EU Member State are recognised and enforced in another Member State.

    Disputes