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Ryanair Ltd v Billigfluege.de GmbH: enforceability of exclusive jurisdiction clauses in website terms and conditions

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • Ireland
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  • September 28 2010

In a dispute concerning so-called "screen scraping" between Ryanair and a German price comparison site - Ryanair Ltd v Billigfluege.de GmbH 2010 IEHC 47 - the Irish High Court was satisfied that the terms of use of a website formed an agreement between the operator and user of a website for the purposes of Article 23 of the Brussels Regulation

Internal market: minimum resale prices up in smoke

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • Austria, European Union, Ireland, Italy
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  • July 6 2007

Although the European Commission acknowledges that prices are efficient levers for reducing tobacco consumption, the Commission has, through reasoned opinions, called upon Austria, Ireland and Italy to amend their legislation setting minimum retail selling prices for cigarettes

State aid: Ryanair takes Commission to court over subsidies to rival airlines

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • European Union, Ireland
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  • July 13 2007

The Irish low-cost carrier, Ryanair, has announced its intention to sue the European Commission for not having taken action against alleged State aid to some of its rival airlines

Commission tackles discriminatory taxation in Ireland

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • Ireland
  • -
  • April 6 2007

The European Commission has requested Ireland to amend its legislation concerning taxation on a remittance basis

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

Mergers: commission opens second phase merger proceedings in Ryanair Aer Lingus case

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • Ireland
  • -
  • January 12 2007

The European Commission has opened a detailed second phase investigation into the proposed acquisition of Ireland’s flag carrier Air Lingus by the Irish low cost carrier Ryanair

Commission authorises Irish health insurance tax and levies scheme

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • European Union, Ireland
  • -
  • June 26 2009

The European Commission has approved a new Irish health insurance scheme that includes both levies and tax-relief measures designed to decrease the risk differentials for health insurers between old and young customers

Commission loses “An Post” procurement case against Ireland

  • McDermott Will & Emery
  • -
  • European Union, Ireland
  • -
  • November 16 2007

The European Commission has lost its legal action against Ireland for entrusting a services contract for the payment of social welfare benefits to An Post, the Irish postal service, without any prior advertisement

France, Ireland and Italy to partially recover energy product tax breaks

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • European Union, France, Ireland, Italy
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  • February 16 2007

The European Commission has ordered France, Ireland and Italy to partially recover tax exemptions on energy products that constitute illegal State aid

German and Irish rescue schemes examined

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • European Union, Germany, Ireland
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  • October 10 2008

The European Commission has examined recent rescue schemes issued by Germany and Ireland in response to the financial crisis