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The recent Court of Appeal’s decision in Aldi Stores (Ireland) Ltd. and Aldi GMBH & Co. KG v Dunnes Stores [2017] IECA 116 set aside a High Court finding that Dunnes Stores infringed Aldi’s trademarks by use of in-store shelf labelling comparing their product prices to Aldi’s.

More and more homeowners and occupiers are being drawn to Airb’n’b type opportunities by the suggestion that they offer significant increased rental returns which will help to reduce mortgage balances quicker than one might anticipate.

The Supreme Court recently gave judgment on a third party litigation funding aspect of a case concerning the award of the State’s second mobile phone licence in the mid-1990s to Esat Digifone.

On 07 April 2017, Ms. Justice Irvine delivered judgment in respect of an appeal brought by Sophie Everard, the mother of Lisa Everard, arising out of the dismissal of her daughter’s claim by the High Court on 24 September 2015.

The General Scheme of Data Protection Bill 2017 (the “Bill”) has been published by the Department of Justice. The purpose of the Bill is to give effect to the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) which comes into force on 25 May 2018. The Bill also transposes the Law Enforcement Directive (2016/680) (the “Regulation”) into domestic law.

A recent High Court case has brought about a change in the status quo involving personal insolvency arrangements and separated spouses.