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Sick of holidays: recent rulings by the European Court of Justice and House of Lords on the Working Time Directive have implications for Ireland

  • Matheson
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  • European Union, Ireland, United Kingdom
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  • January 13 2010

In Ireland, the Organisation of Working Time Act, 1997 links an employee’s entitlement to paid annual leave with hours worked

Ireland’s restrictive abortion laws challenged in landmark case

  • RPC
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  • European Union, Ireland
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  • January 11 2010

The strict legal ban on abortion in the Republic of Ireland has been challenged in the European Court of Human Rights, in a case that will be closely watched by other Catholic countries

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
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  • 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

Provision of emergency services found not to breach EU law

  • Nabarro LLP
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  • European Union, Ireland
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  • January 30 2008

On 18 December 2007, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) (in Case C-53203), overturned the European Commission's (Commission) decision regarding the Eastern Regional Health Authority (Authority