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The UK Commercial Court examined the notice provisions in a share purchase agreement ("SPA") between the parties in the case of Ener-G Holdings plc v Hormell.

The European Union (Anti-Money Laundering: Beneficial Ownership of Corporate Entities) Regulations 2016 came into force, requiring corporate and other legal entities incorporated in the State to obtain...

Regulation is a fact of life for every financial service provider ("FSP"). FSPs face an ever-increasing volume of regulation.

If a contract term is found to be unfair, that term will not be binding on the consumer

As Ireland prepares to assume the EU Council Presidency from July to December 2026, directors face a strategically significant period that will shape regulatory frameworks and business priorities across security, competitiveness, and institutional values. With influence over legislative timing and the negotiation of a €2 trillion EU budget spanning 2028-2034, this Presidency presents both governance challenges and opportunities that warrant early board-level engagement.

Straitened times have led to an increase in litigation before the courts involving lay litigants or litigants in person acting without formal legal representation.

Performance bonds are widely used in the construction industry as a means of protecting employers against non-performance or financial default by the contractor.

We anticipate further changes to the Public Works Contracts. The last of the changes throughout 2022 and 2023 were the introduction of a limit on the Contractor's liability to a sum stated or the Contract Price...

The case of "Leander Construction Ltd v Mulalley & Company Ltd [2011] EWHC 3449", heard before the Technology and Construction Court in the United Kingdom, recently considered the question as to whether a sub-contractor is under an implied obligation to a main contractor to proceed ‘regularly and diligently’ with the sub-contract works.

There is a great deal of excitement surrounding this technology. Smart contracts have the potential to be traceable, transparent, and irreversible

As of 12 July 2023, the new regulatory regime established under the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation ("FSR") starts to apply, with the disclosure requirements in the context of future review processes now finalised.

In a significant decision of the Irish Supreme Court delivered on 18 February 2026 (ACE Autobody Limited -v- Motorpark Limited, Brecol Limited and JDM Automotive Limited [2026] IESC 9)...

UEFA's February 2026 amendment to its Statutes designates Dublin as a potential seat for Court of Arbitration for Sport proceedings, marking a significant shift from the exclusive Lausanne jurisdiction. This development, influenced by recent CJEU rulings on EU competition law and arbitration mechanisms, could position Dublin as a major center for international sports arbitration while ensuring EU law compliance through Irish High Court oversight.

There were some ground-breaking developments in the technology and commercial law spheres in 2015.

When Ubisoft shut down servers for its 2014 racing game The Crew, players lost access to content they had purchased. This sparked a European Citizens' Initiative gathering 1.3 million signatures demanding publishers keep games playable after commercial support ends. The European Commission's response and its implications for digital content sellers across all sectors reveal critical obligations under existing EU consumer protection law.

As 2025 comes to a close, we take a look back at some of Commercial Litigation's hot topics during the year.

The economic impact of the ongoing ongoing coronavirus (or COVID-19) pandemic is being felt acutely in a number of sectors.