AGRILAND FAILS IN EFFORT TO PREVENT TILLAGE JOURNALIST FROM MOVING TO IRISH FARMERS JOURNAL - NON-COMPETE CLAUSE IN CONTRACT HELD TO BE UNENFORCEABLE

The Government has signed Commencement Orders for the Civil Law and Criminal Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020[1] (the "Act") which introduces significant reforms to respond to the challenges and legal issues created by the COVID-19 pandemic. A number of provisions will have continuing impact and will endure beyond the period of the pandemic and although necessitated by Covid-19, the reforms are a welcome step towards ensuring our legal system keeps apace with technological and economic developments.

In a standard business interruption insurance policy, whether cover is available depends on whether COVID-19 can be said to have caused physical damage or loss to premises or property. In assessing this, various issues need to be considered and the question is likely to become the subject of lengthy and expensive litigation in this jurisdiction which will not be determined for some considerable time yet.

In a landmark case of Morrison Supermarkets plc v Various Claimants [2020] UKSC 12, the UK Supreme Court has recently held that an employer is not vicariously liable for a deliberate data breach committed by a former rogue employee.

Smithwicks Solicitors recently succeeded in having a personal injury claim brought by a Plaintiff against a lorry driver, dismissed, with an order for costs against the Plaintiff, in the event of an appeal.

MORTGAGE ARREARS: LIST OF FACTORS A COURT MUST CONSIDER BEFORE ORDERING REPOSSESSION OF BORROWER’S PRIMARY RESIDENCE

Smithwick Solicitors is delighted to announce the launch of its new website today.