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New rules considered on small print in consumer contracts

  • Matheson
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  • United Kingdom
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  • April 22 2013

In February 2013, the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation published a consultation paper on the regulation of small print consumer

Student fails to impose “super injunction” on national newspapers

  • Matheson
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  • United Kingdom
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  • March 27 2013

A student who was wrongly identified in a YouTube clip as being the man guilty of running away without paying a taxi fare, failed last year to

Derivative actions and exceptions to Foss v Harbottle

  • Matheson
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  • Ireland
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  • September 4 2012

As a general rule, Irish law does not permit a shareholder to bring an action on behalf of the company in which it holds shares and treats the company itself as the proper plaintiff

Newspaper fined 40,000 for contempt of court after repeating libel

  • Matheson
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  • Ireland
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  • August 9 2011

Independent Star Ltd, publishers of the Star On Sunday newspaper which was found to have defamed convicted child porn user Barry Watters, has been fined 40,000 for contempt of court

Section 62 of the Civil Liability Act 1961 - do third parties have direct rights of actions against insurers under Irish law?

  • Matheson
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  • Ireland
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  • July 27 2011

Section 62 provides that where an insured who has a policy of liability insurance becomes bankrupt or dies (if an individual) or is wound up (if a company) or dissolved (if a partnership or other incorporated association), monies payable to the insured under the policy shall be applicable only to discharging in full all valid claims against the insured in respect of which those monies are payable, and no part of those monies shall be assets of the insured or applicable to the payment of debts

The SPV jurisdiction of choice for structured finance transactions

  • Matheson
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  • Ireland
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  • August 3 2012

In recent years Ireland has become the jurisdiction of choice for the establishment of special purpose vehicles (SPVs) for ABS, CAT bond, CDO, CLO, CMBS, commercial paper, distressed debt, LPN, MTN, repackaging, RMBS, securitisation, US life settlements, and other structured finance transactions

Summary relief denied in defamation action

  • Matheson
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  • Ireland, USA
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  • August 9 2011

TD Michael Lowry failed to obtain summary judgement for defamation against journalist Sam Smyth. In one of the first applications pursuant to the Defamation Act 2009, Mr Lowry sought summary relief that Mr Smyth’s description of him as a liar, was defamatory

The Data Protection Acts 1988 and 2003 - a guide to the Irish data protection regime

  • Matheson
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  • Ireland
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  • March 2 2011

This Memorandum details the current regime that applies in Ireland to data protection generally, namely the Data Protection Act, 1988, (the "1988 Act") as amended by the Data Protection (Amendment) Act 2003 (the "2003 Act"

RP50 form still required despite abolition of the redundancy rebate

  • Matheson
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  • Ireland
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  • March 27 2013

On 1 January 2013 the Redundancy Payments Acts, 1967-2007 were amended, whereby the rebate available to employers from the Department of Jobs

‘No transaction’ damages in professional negligence cases

  • Matheson
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  • Ireland, United Kingdom
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  • January 15 2013

A number of recent High Court decisions have involved cases in which lenders have taken action against their former legal advisors for negligence

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