Legal News (Litigation & Dispute Resolution)

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.

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 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.

The Courts have delivered judgment in two important cases which involve the concept of parliamentary privilege. At its most basic, that principle means that in general the Courts do not have a role in – and are not permitted to –scrutinise comments made in the Houses of the Oireachtas.

Trying to make sense of the United Kingdom’s decision to leave the European Union is a fool’s errand.