The global technology sector is experiencing considerable growth at present. Companies like Uber, AirBnB and Spotify, that were start-ups only a few years ago, are now reaching the status of 'unicorns'...

The meaning of phrases such as best efforts; reasonable endeavours; commercial practicable efforts pose a challenge to the interpretation of the scope and effect of contractual covenants and obligations contained in written contracts, whether in lease agreements or contract for the provision of services.

"In what circumstances does a democracy tolerate State mandated electronic surveillance of every citizen who uses a telephone device?"

It remains to be seen if there is sufficient political appetite in Brussels to revive the Directive in any form.

There have been numerous positive developments within the charity sector over the past 12 months.

As a result of a recent UK decision, we review risks associated with providing employment references and with seeking to withdraw a job offer on foot of a negative employment reference.

Bring-your-own-device ("BYOD") – where companies allow employees to use their own mobile phones, tablets, and/or laptops for work – is a practice that is quietly growing year-by-year.

An appeal which would have allowed the same-sex partner of a college lecturer to access his pension after death is dismissed.

The question of what is meant by "establishment" in a collective redundancy situation is a subject of on-going debate.

EU Regulation No 236/2012 on short selling and certain aspects of credit default swaps (the "Short Selling Regulation") will be fully applicable on 1 November 2012.

The Court of Justice of the European Union has confirmed that business owners who offer free Wi-Fi are not responsible for copyright infringement carried out by customers using their service.

In May, the DSM Strategy was adopted by the Commission which outlined the barriers currently faced by citizens in accessing the digital market, leading to them missing out on goods and services.

Web-users may have noticed an increase in cookie consent banners across the internet in recent weeks.

Across the EU, data retention legislation stemming from the now defunct Data Retention Directive has been subject to challenge.

Ireland hosts the headquarters or EMEA operations of major aviation leasing companies with 14 of the top 15 lessors based in Ireland.

In a recent speech in the US, Věra Jourová – EU Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality – set out the progress that has been made towards an agreement for EU-US data transfers.

The Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014 (the "2014 Act"), which came into force in late October 2014, reshaped the Irish merger control landscape.

On the 30 May 2012, the Irish Competition Authority announced that Show Jumping Ireland had agreed to amend an alleged anticompetitive rule.

The ODR platform is an online platform for consumers and traders within the EU to resolve disputes regarding cross border e-commerce business transactions.