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BUPA loses Irish state aid appeal

  • Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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  • European Union, Ireland
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  • February 29 2008

On 12 February, the Court of First Instance (CFI) issued its judgment in Case T-28903, dismissing an application by BUPA to annul a decision of the European Commission (the Commission) in respect of a risk equalisation system for the private medical insurance sector in Ireland

CFI upholds Irish health insurance system

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • European Union, Ireland
  • -
  • February 15 2008

The European Court of First Instance (CFI) has dismissed a challenge by the private insurance operator, BUPA, to the Irish health insurance system

Asbestos liability triggers at date of exposure

  • William Fry
  • -
  • European Union, Ireland, United Kingdom
  • -
  • May 1 2012

Insurance companies dealing with employers’ liability and asbestos related claims may not welcome with open arms a recent decision of the UK Supreme Court

State receives formal notice from the Commission regarding VHI

  • Mason Hayes & Curran
  • -
  • European Union, Ireland
  • -
  • March 16 2012

The European Commission has just issued the State with a Letter of Formal Notice under Article 260 TFEU

Jurisdiction clauses in insurance policies High Court decision in Lartigue Enterprises Ltd v Three Lions Underwriting Ltd

  • Matheson
  • -
  • European Union, Ireland
  • -
  • September 20 2012

The insurers asked the Court to decline jurisdiction to hear the case in favour of an English court in circumstances where the slip stated that coverage disputes would be governed by the law of England and Wales and conferred jurisdiction on the English courts

European Gender Directive decision issued

  • A&L Goodbody
  • -
  • European Union, Ireland
  • -
  • February 28 2011

The Court of Justice of the European Union has delivered its judgement in the case of Association Belge des Consommateurs Test-Achats and others (Case C-23609

ECJ test- Achats decision

  • Matheson
  • -
  • European Union, Ireland
  • -
  • March 4 2011

The European Court of Justice (the "ECJ") has held that Article 5(2) of the European Gender Directive (004113EC) will be invalid from 21 December 2012, on the basis that it is contrary to the EU's fundamental principle of equal treatment between men and women