by Keith Hogan | Last updated Jan 10, 2022 at 9:39AM | Published on Jun 16, 2015 | Articles, Blog
The recent Supreme Court decision given by Ms. Justice Laffoy in the case of Tom Kavanagh and Bank of Scotland Plc v Patrick McLaughlin and Roseann McLaughlin (the “McLaughlins”) delivered on the 19th of March 2015 again casts into doubt the enforceability of certain...
by Keith Hogan | Last updated Jan 10, 2022 at 9:37AM | Published on Apr 29, 2014 | Articles, Blog
Marie Claire magazine group may not register “Marie Claire” as a trade mark in Ireland as per the decision of the High Court delivered 1st April 2014 Mr. Justice Barrett of the Commercial Court delivered his judgement in respect of an appeal by the Marie...
by Keith Hogan | Last updated Jan 10, 2022 at 9:37AM | Published on Feb 3, 2014 | Articles, Blog
The written judgement of Mr. Justice Ryan in the Bayerische Moteren Werke Aktiengesellshaft V. Ronayne (trading as BMWcare) delivered on 19th December 2013, [2013] IECH 612 became available recently. The case is yet another reminder to those setting up in...
by Keith Hogan | Last updated Jan 10, 2022 at 9:38AM | Published on Jan 31, 2014 | Articles, Blog
In El Makdessi v Cavendish Square Holdings BV and another [2013] EWCA Civ 1539, the Court of Appeal in the UK held that clauses in a share purchase agreement providing that, if the seller breaches restrictive covenants, the buyer’s obligation to pay deferred...
by Keith Hogan | Last updated Jan 10, 2022 at 9:38AM | Published on Jan 17, 2014 | Articles, Blog
On 15th January 2014, the European Parliament has adopted the two new public procurement directives to replace the Utilities Directive and the Public Sector Directive together with a separate proposed directive on the award of concession contracts. It is expected that...
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