Court Applications during COVID-19
The filing of winding up petitions and appointment of provisional liquidators in the matters of Oasis Fashions Ireland Limited and Warehouse Fashion Ireland Limited. Introduction The landscape withi...
COVID-19 and Recovery of Time and Cost Under Irish Building Contracts
COVID-19 has caused a substantial dislocation to many (if not all) building projects since social distancing and other measures have been introduced in Ireland to further the fight against the virus....
Court of Appeal confirms that documents evidencing the amount paid by a fund to a bank must be disclosed to borrower
Background Ulster Bank Ireland Limited (the Bank) advanced €3 million to Mr Sheehy on foot of a facility letter dated February 2005 to assist with the purchase of a commercial property in Romania. P...
Employers and COVID-19: Key dates to watch when navigating May and June
Some businesses are more affected than others by the public health restrictions, but what all businesses have in common is the need to keep up to date on a very fluid situation. Everyone is striving t...
Morrisons not vicariously liable for deliberate data breach by disgruntled employee
The UK Supreme Court has allowed an appeal by grocery retailer WM Morrisons Supermarkets Plc (Morrisons) against a Court of Appeal decision which held Morrisons vicariously liable for a deliberate dat...
COVID-19: Courts taking further steps to facilitate applications & hearings
Commercial Court A recent Commercial Court decision highlights that the courts in Ireland are willing to be flexible in order to get work done. In Clariant AG and Clariant Plastics & Coatings (...
High Court dismisses constitutional challenge to WRC procedures
The High Court has dismissed a challenge to the constitutionality of the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) procedures in the case of Zalewski v Workplace Relations Commission [2020] IEHC 178. The ...
Video: Commercial Contracts - Legal Solutions as COVID-19 Unfolds
The COVID-19 pandemic is having a profound effect on all areas of business, including preventing many businesses from performing their contractual obligations. This short video looks at how to manage...
DPC and Guidance on Cookies and Tracking Technologies
The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has published a report on the use of cookies and other tracking technologies along with an updated guidance note on cookies and other tracking technologies. ...
Higher Education Institutes' contribution to fight COVID-19
To support the search for, and development of, new technology to bring the COVID-19 pandemic to an end, Irish higher education institutes have agreed to provide their cutting edge intellectual propert...
COVID-19: Update on Planning Legislation
We previously reported on the effect of the Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (COVID-19) Act 2020 (Act), on Planning legislation. In that article Sharon Delaney outlined that the Act provides ...
Remote Hearings During COVID-19
COVID-19: Recent High Court Decisions - A view from the Bench on Virtual Remote Hearings On 20 April 2020, courts in Ireland sat with all parties present, in court, via video technology. Both the S...
COVID-19: Essential Social Housing Construction Projects
While the COVID-19 pandemic has necessitated the Government mandated shut down of many sectors of the Irish economy, certain sectors and services have been deemed essential under the new public health...
COVID-19: Law of Frustration
As many businesses will be unable to perform their contractual obligations due to the restrictions imposed by COVID-19, Thomas O'Dwyer, partner in our Litigation and Dispute Resolution department, pro...
Emergency legislation designed to alleviate residential tenancies could also impact commercial leases
A large part of the Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (COVID-19) Act 2020 (Act) enacted on 27 March provides for measures to alleviate pressure on private tenants and affords protection from r...