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New rules considered on small print in consumer contracts

  • Matheson
  • -
  • 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

Derivative actions and exceptions to Foss v Harbottle

  • Matheson
  • -
  • Ireland
  • -
  • 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

Passing on the family business - is now really the time to do it?

  • Matheson
  • -
  • Ireland
  • -
  • November 2 2010

"The Government has today decided that an overall adjustment of 15 billion over the next four years is warranted in order to achieve the target deficit of 3 of GDP by 2014."

Obligation to negotiate in good faith?

  • Matheson
  • -
  • Ireland, United Kingdom
  • -
  • November 30 2009

Traditionally the common law has refused to recognise a duty to negotiate in good faith in run-of-the-mill transactions between parties acting at arm’s length on the basis that such obligations are too uncertain

English Court of Appeal confirms what constitutes a waiver

  • Matheson
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • November 24 2009

The English Court of Appeal has confirmed that a party to a contract who performed another party's contractual obligations had not waived those obligations and therefore could later seek damages from that other party for breach of contract

Ireland’s four cornerstones of competitiveness

  • Matheson
  • -
  • Ireland
  • -
  • August 29 2012

2011 proved to be a record year for foreign direct investment (“FDI”) in Ireland

Brian Farrell v XSIL Corporation Limited, XSIL Limited and XSIL Technology Limited (UD19802009)

  • Matheson
  • -
  • Ireland
  • -
  • July 6 2011

The claimant was employed as CEO of all three of the respondent companies

Companies Act: security for costs

  • Matheson
  • -
  • Ireland
  • -
  • May 1 2012

Under Irish law, as a general rule, costs typically follow the event such that the winning party recovers its party and party costs from the unsuccessful party

Once more unto the breach: court reconsiders NetTV and exclusion clauses for deliberate breach

  • Matheson
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • September 13 2012

Following the decision of the High Court of England and Wales in the NetTV case, there was a strong presumption against the ability of an exclusion clause to exclude liability for a deliberate repudiatory breach

Use of US GAAP extended

  • Matheson
  • -
  • Ireland
  • -
  • August 29 2012

The exemption contained in the Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 (the “2009 Act”) allowing the use of US GAAP by certain Irish companies has been extended