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Civil procedure [2025] IEHC 270

Duffy v MSCL Ltd [Trading as Medica Stem Cells] (Approved)

Duffy v MSCL Ltd [Trading as Medica Stem Cells] (Approved) [2025] IEHC 270 (14 May 2025)

The High Court granted an application to join James Corcoran as a co-defendant in proceedings over billboard use of Keith Duffy’s image and alleged non-compliance with court orders.

  • Joinder of parties
  • Corporate veil
  • Personal liability
  • Injunctions
  • Joinder-of-parties
  • Interlocutory-injunctions
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Intellectual property [2023] IEHC 744

Bristol-Myers Squibb Holdings Ireland UnLtd Company v Norton [Waterford] Ltd trading as Teva Pharmaceuticals Ireland (Approved)

Bristol-Myers Squibb Holdings Ireland UnLtd Company v Norton [Waterford] Ltd trading as Teva Pharmaceuticals Ireland (Approved) [2023] IEHC 744 (08 December 2023)

The High Court heard evidence on BMS’s patent chain of title, including assignments, subsidiary control of IP, and whether priority rights were validly secured.

  • Patent assignment
  • Priority rights
  • Corporate governance
  • Equitable ownership
  • Patent-assignment
  • Priority-rights
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Civil procedure [2021] IESC 15

Quinn Insurance Limited (Under Administration) v Pricewaterhousecoopers (Approved) (Rev 1)

Quinn Insurance Limited (Under Administration) v Pricewaterhousecoopers (Approved) (Rev 1) [2021] IESC 15 (22 March 2021)

The Supreme Court affirmed an order for security for costs in proceedings by Quinn Insurance against PwC, finding no sufficient special circumstance to refuse security.

  • Security for costs
  • Special circumstances exception
  • Public interest litigation
  • Auditor liability
  • Corporate insolvency
  • Security-for-costs
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Criminal law [2020] IESC 26

Director of Public Prosecutions v T.N. (Approved)

Director of Public Prosecutions v T.N. (Approved) [2020] IESC 26 (28 May 2020)

The Supreme Court held that “manager” in section 9(1) of the Waste Management Act 1996 is not limited to those running a company as a whole.

  • Corporate criminal liability
  • Interpretation of 'manager' and 'officer' under statutory provisions
  • Waste management act 1996
  • Strict construction of penal statutes
  • Delegation of corporate responsibility
  • Corporate-criminal-liability
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Civil procedure [2020] IEHC 139

3V Benelux BV v Safecharge Card Services Ltd

3V Benelux BV v Safecharge Card Services Ltd [2020] IEHC 139 (06 March 2020)

The High Court ordered 3V Benelux BV to provide security for costs of €417,642 by cash or bond, rejecting a proposed fixed charge over an empty bank account.

  • Security for costs
  • Companies act 2014 s.52
  • Costs in litigation
  • Access to justice
  • Corporate plaintiffs
  • Security-for-costs
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Competition law

M/19/029 - Masco / BCD Group

M/19/029 - Masco / BCD Group [2019] IECompA m19029 (20 November 2019)

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission cleared Masco Group S.r.l.’s acquisition of sole control of BCD Group after a Phase 1 review.

  • Merger control
  • Acquisition of sole control
  • Merger-control
  • Acquisition-of-sole-control
  • Competition-law
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Competition law

M/18/088 - Alphabet/South Bank House & The Warehouse

M/18/088 - Alphabet/South Bank House & The Warehouse [2018] IECompA m18088 (4 December 2018)

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission cleared Google Ireland Limited’s acquisition of sole control of South Bank House and The Warehouse in Dublin 4 after Phase 1 review.

  • Merger control
  • Acquisition of commercial property
  • Merger-control
  • Acquisition-of-commercial-property
  • Competition-law
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Corporate law [2018] IEHC 51

The Director of Corporate Enforcement -v- Buckley

The Director of Corporate Enforcement -v- Buckley [2018] IEHC 51 (06 February 2018)

The High Court held that 10 of 11 documents produced by Leslie Buckley were privileged, leaving only document 2 disclosable to the Director of Corporate Enforcement.

  • Legal professional privilege
  • Litigation privilege
  • Statutory compliance
  • Document disclosure
  • Legal-professional-privilege
  • Litigation-privilege
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Contract law [2016] IECA 51

Lynch -v- Chandela Investments Ltd & Anor

Lynch -v- Chandela Investments Ltd & Anor [2016] IECA 51 (26 February 2016)

The Court of Appeal upheld summary judgment for Philip Lynch for €1.48m, finding the company had unequivocally acknowledged the debt and had no credible defence.

  • Summary judgment
  • Deed of indemnity
  • Loan notes
  • Acknowledgment of debt
  • Summary-judgment
  • Acknowledgment-of-debt
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Tax law [2015] IEHC 847

Revenue Commissioners -v- Ansound Ltd (in Liquidation)

Revenue Commissioners -v- Ansound Ltd (in Liquidation) [2015] IEHC 847 (30 July 2015)

The High Court upheld the Circuit Court’s finding that Ansound Limited met the film investment relief conditions and dismissed Revenue’s case-stated appeal.

  • Film investment relief
  • Interpretation of s. 481 taxes consolidation act 1997
  • Irish spend requirements
  • Powers of revenue commissioners
  • Film-investment-relief
  • Irish-spend-requirements
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