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An employee who was dismissed for breach of fitness and probity standards has succeeded in his unfair dismissal claim against his employing bank ...

On 6 March 2017, the Central Bank published a Consultation on the Protection of Retail Investors in relation to the Distribution of CFDs...

On 12 February 2026, the High Court provided some welcome clarity on the steps to be taken by a contracting authority to accept a bid which, on its face, appears to be abnormally low...

If you grant a licence to use a commercial premises (or part of a commercial premises), you could be forgiven for thinking that this will prevent the user from successfully claiming tenancy rights.

William Fry's Commercial Litigation Department continue to closely monitor important litigation trends and risks for the coming year.

More and more industries, from accountancy firms to zoological societies, are adopting cloud computing services. Every day, millions of users are accessing online cloud services such as Apple iCloud, Gmail and Dropbox across desktop and mobile devices.

The High Court has ruled in Kevin O'Donovan and Cork GAA v Dr. Bunni, James Bridgeman, and OCS One Complete Solution Ltd, which concerned the question of whether an adjudicator had jurisdiction to hear a dispute referred under the Construction Contracts Act 2013.

As statutory adjudication becomes more widely used in Ireland, the High Court enforces a second adjudicator's decision...

A recently published decision of the Irish High Court, Connaughton v Timber Frame Projects Ltd t/a Timber Frame, in which William Fry LLP acted for the successful contractor...

On 1 October 2020, the Government published its Code of Conduct between Landlords and Tenants for Commercial Rents.

Listed below are the top 5 most played videos over the last 12 months. Not surprisingly, the Brexit referendum ranked top, while topics such as Fintech were also of particular interest.

This Implementation Notice sets out the Central Bank of Ireland's (Central Bank's) requirements and guidance in relation to the implementation of certain competent authority discretions arising under...

The new directive on combating late payments in commercial transactions (the "Directive") was published on 16 February 2011. It is due to be transposed into Irish law prior to 16 March 2013. The Directive was adopted in an effort to develop a business environment supportive of timely payments in commercial transactions and to improve the liquidity of small and medium enterprises in the European Union.

The Irish investment limited partnership (the "ILP"), now re-shaped as a flexible fund investment vehicle following amendments made to the existing Investment Limited Partnership Act, 1994 (the "ILP Act").

The majority of the provisions of the Consumer Insurance Contracts Act 2019 (the "Act") have been commenced, effective 1 September 2020.

The EU's new withdrawal button requirement will fundamentally reshape how online traders interact with consumers across member states. From June 2026, businesses offering digital contracts must implement a two-step withdrawal function that allows consumers to exercise their 14-day cooling-off period with unprecedented ease. What technical, operational, and legal changes must traders implement to meet these obligations, and what are the consequences of non-compliance?

Businesses often use agents or distributors to sell their goods or services especially when an intermediary has a presence in a certain market or location or possesses specialist knowledge.