Following on from our March 2011 article on exclusive sports broadcasting rights and the protection of so-called "crown jewels", a recent Spanish decision illustrates the ever-increasing relevance of competition law to the commercial exploitation of sports broadcasting rights.

On the 17th April 2013, the UK Supreme Court decided that internet users do not need permission to browse and view copyrighted material via relevant web pages on the internet.

A recent appeal heard by the Eastern Caribbean Court in respect of the on-going Fairfield BVI litigation is of interest to fund investors in respect of whether or not redemption proceeds lead to unjust enrichment.

A Shell group company had agreed to purchase crude oil from State Oil Company of the Ministry of Oil, Republic of Iraq.

The Central Bank of Ireland has recently issued statistics for Q4 2012 on investment funds resident in Ireland.

The European legislative process is ongoing in relation to the proposed reform of Public Procurement, more particularly:

The Court of Appeal Act 2014 was introduced on 4 July 2014 and was passed by both Houses of the Oireachtas on 16 July 2014 and signed into law on 20 July 2014.

The Minister for Housing and Planning has launched two new initiatives to enhance co-ordination and oversight of the planning system.

In Ireland, the development, growth and sustainability of the aviation industry sector has been a significant contributor to the success of the country as a global international financial services sector.

2017 has been a very busy year for charity trustees. There has been increased pressure on the services you provide and an increased level of scrutiny on all aspects of your operations.

An employer that provides a reference for a former employee can be sued for negligent misstatement if the reference is found to be inaccurate.

In October 2017, the Irish Government announced in a press release that mothers of premature babies will receive additional maternity leave and maternity benefit for babies born on or after 1 October 2017.

In general, an employee is not entitled to be represented by a solicitor in an internal disciplinary investigation or hearing.

The issue of working hours and other terms and conditions of employment for Special Needs Assistants ("SNAs") has caused difficulty for Boards of Management in recent years.

In April 2017, the Department of Finance released an update on the Irish economy with a particular focus on its involvement in the domestic banks.

For the first time since 1927, publicans and licence holders will open their doors on 30 March 2018.

The Health Information and Patient Safety Bill (the "Bill") includes very significant health information proposals.

While several of the Irish decisions did not amount to unprecedented changes to Ireland's IP landscape, they did confirm the approach to be taken on many issues.

Parties to a contract often agree that, in the event of a breach, the party that has committed the breach must pay the other party a specified sum of money.

A lease will generally place a positive obligation on a tenant to hand back or ‘yield up' vacant possession at the expiration of the term, having restored the property ...