Court of Appeal upholds Restrictive Covenant in Favour of Dunnes Stores.

In a recent high profile case, and one that will be welcomed by landlords and  anchor tenants who have negotiated exclusivity clauses in relation to leasehold arrangements. This involved a case where Dunnes had entered into a long-term lease in Barrow Valley retail park in Carlow. As a general rule, Dunnes stores will insist on […]

A fixed term contract means you can always terminate on expiry- Right? …Wrong!

The question of fixed term contracts is governed by the Protection of Employees (Fixed Term Work) 2003. There are a number of specific protections in the Act which are worthy of mention. Section 6 requires employers to be able to objectively justify any treatment of a fixed term employee which is less favourable than an […]

Would Ariana Grande’s Prenuptial Agreement be recognised in Ireland?

In Ireland there is no legal basis for prenuptial agreements being recognised. There may be no direct prohibition on couples entering into a prenuptial agreement but there is no legislation which permits or forces the court to take them into account or to regard them as legally binding. Ariana Grande and Dalton Gomez obtained a […]

Referendum Friday 8th March – All you need to know.

  On Friday 8 March 2024, Irish Citizens are being asked to vote on two proposed changes to the Constitution regarding gender and family. The amendments are referred to as “the Family Amendment” and “the Care Amendment”. The Family Amendment This Amendment deals with Article 41.1.1 and Article 41.3.1 of the Constitution and focuses on […]

High Court Judge clarifies ‘3% Deduction’ where one party is buying the other party out

In a recent decision of the High Court in late 2023, in a case of M v N, Judge Jackson made a number of interesting observations in relation to a) the division of the sale of a family home, b) the deductions to be taken into account in the case of a buy-out of the […]