Aldi secures injunction against Dunnes Stores in a case involving comparative advertising

Yesterday, German supermarket chain Aldi secured an injunction against its Irish competitor, Dunne’s Stores in respect of the infringement of its pan EU (CTM) trade marks. The injunction was granted by the High Court of Ireland and restrained Dunne’s Stores from infringing Aldi’s CTMs. Aldi had applied for injunctive relief following an earlier decision from […]

It’s not just the tax: 10 reasons why Ireland is still the best place to locate your Trade Marks and Design rights.

In its last Budget, the Irish Government announced that the controversial “Double Irish” corporate tax scheme will be phased out from January 2015. ‘Double Irish’ was a tax avoidance scheme particularly attractive to overseas companies as it allowed them to greatly reduce their corporate tax liability from exploitation of Intellectual Property by taking advantage of […]

Tierney IP joins IR as the exclusive IP – Trademark & Copyright Member in Ireland

International Referral, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Niall Tierney of Tierney IP . Niall has joined IR as our exclusive IP – Trademark & Copyright Member in Ireland. Niall Tierney is an Intellectual Property lawyer with over 20 years private practice and in-house experience gained in Britain, Ireland and Switzerland. […]

Directive 2013/34/EU and its implementation in the Italian discipline (Legislative Decree n. 171 draft). Changes to the Leg.Decree n. 127/1991

Following a public consultation that the Finance Ministry had promoted on the implementation in Italy of the Directive 2013/34/EU on annual and consolidated financial statements and related reports, the Italian Government has recently issued (May 2015) the Legislative Decree n. 171 draft containing modifications to the current legislation that will affect the domestic framework on […]

Dr. Pierino PostacchiniChartered Accountant, Auditor, BP&A, Finance and Business consulting

Directive 2013/34/EU and its implementation in the Italian discipline (Legislative Decree n. 171 draft). Changes to the Italian Civil Code

Following a public consultation that the Finance Ministry had promoted on the implementation in Italy of the Directive 2013/34/EU on annual and consolidated financial statements and related reports, the Italian Government has recently issued (May 2015) the Legislative Decree n. 171 draft containing modifications to the current legislation that will affect the domestic framework on […]

Dr. Pierino PostacchiniChartered Accountant, Auditor, BP&A, Finance and Business consulting

John McKee Solicitors joins IR as the exclusive Commercial Litigation Member in Ireland

International Referral, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Leonard Edgar of John McKee Solicitors. Leonard has joined IR as our exclusive Commercial Litigation Member in Ireland. Throughout his time with the firm Leonard has been involved in dealing with litigation and employment matters, with the major proportion of his work having […]