The Irish Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton recently announced plans to restructure the current system of employment law enforcement in Ireland. In essence the Minister’s intention is to streamline the current system which currently comprises various industrial relations and employment rights bodies into an integrated two tier structure.

On December 28, 2018, the Ontario Court of Appeal released its decision in the case of Das v George Weston Limited.

Arbitration and alternative dispute resolutions, already popular mechanisms for efficient and confidential dispute resolution, have only grown in popularity since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.

As trailed in the recent King's Speech, the Arbitration Bill was introduced to Parliament on 21 November 2023.

Implemented over 25 years ago, the Arbitration Act 1996 (the "Act") is undergoing the review initiated by the Ministry of Justice in 2021.

In March 2021, the Law Commission was tasked by the Ministry of Justice to determine whether any amendments were needed to the 1996 English Arbitration Act ...

The Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office (EPO) recently issued much awaited decisions (G1/03, G2/03) concerning the use of disclaimers to delimit the claimed subject matter of a patent. Pragmatically, the Enlarged Board has decided that the use of a disclaimer without basis in the original application does not constitute prohibited added subject matter.

Countless articles have been written about what makes a great law clerk. You readers are no doubt familiar with the principles. You have to be able to present yourself powerfully, in both written and verbal form.

The UK Supreme Court clarifies limited appeals of arbitration awards under section 69, emphasizing mitigation principles in damages law. Practical advice includes early legal consultation and diligent mitigation strategies.

Lord Edmund –Davis in his book "Judicial Activism"1975, wrote as follows "Whatever a judge does, he will most surely have his critics

It is tailored to meet the specific needs of cross-border transactions, and has become a well tested and highly regarded body of law in both arbitral and court proceedings.

A Fair Housing Defense blog reader asked me to further explain the housing discrimination question that was argued before the U.S. Supreme Court back in January.

Dispute resolution clauses in a contract provide the parties with an agreed approach to resolve any disputes that arise under the contract. We often find that during contract negotiation, ...

Last night, Sea Containers Limited (SCL) confirmed speculation that it was appealing against the Determination Notices issued against it by the Pensions Regulator last month (see our previous Law-Nows,"Pensions Regulator finally flexes its muscles" and "Sea Containers - the Regulator reveals its reasoning".

The Court of Appeal has today given judgment in The Eternal Bliss on the availability of general damages in addition to demurrage arising from delay.

In a judgment delivered on the 30th September 2020, the Court of Appeal confirmed a decision of the Industrial Tribunal which had found that the relationship between the applicant and the defendant company was not one of employment.

'The Parliament of Malta has approved the passage of Bill.55, that will allow Maltese courts to refuse the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgements related to the online gambling sector.

One of the cornerstones of the universal declaration of human rights is freedom of expression. Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights.

You cannot bring the Canadian winters to the UAE, but you can enjoy the warm coffee of Tim Hortons in the UAE.

When can a party be said conclusively to have conceded a point, and how should lawyers deal with concessions or apparent concessions?