Legal News (Dispute Resolution & Litigation)

The 30th anniversary of the examinership process in Ireland is approaching and it’s a good time to reflect on the development of the process, where it stands now in Irish commercial life and the alternatives that exist.

Recently, Tusla has begun for the first time to maintain a publicly available register of organisations and businesses which are not in compliance with the obligation under the 2015 Act to maintain a Child Safeguarding Statement.

Hayes solicitors acts in the case of Tobin v Minister for Defence, in which a significant judgment was delivered by the Court of Appeal last year which made wide ranging changes governing discovery applications involving extensive documentation.

The Court of Appeal earlier this year re-examined the tort of “passing off” in the case of Galway Free Range Eggs Limited (“Appellant”) v O’Brien & Ors (“Respondents”) [2019] IECA 8.

Matthew Austin analyses the recent High Court decision overturning a Circuit Court Order in relation to a person’s “right to be forgotten” concerning posts on the internet.

The Supreme Court has delivered a decision in Hickey v McGowan [2017] IESC 6 which has important consequences for business and commercial entities dealing with litigation arising from the acts of their employees.