Welcome to the August issue of our Legal News. This month we report on employment law issues involved in the implementation of pay cuts and take a look at the new pension fund levy introduced by the Finance (No.2) Act 2011. We also report on the consequences of companies being struck off the Companies Registrar and offer some practical tips on complying with annual return date requirements.

To read this month’s articles, please click on the titles below: 

• Employers Beware – Pay Cuts and JLCs
• Can Irish Law Hack It?
• Practical Tips – Annual Return Date
• Act Quickly to Save Costs – Company Restoration
• Keeping Past Designs
• L’Oréal Counterfeits Decision
• Grocers – Know Your Code
• Private Pension Fund Levy
• In Short:
  • Repossession Claims Invalidated
  • Bankruptcy Discharge Proposals
  • Minister for Finance approves AIB’s takeover of EBS
  • Implementation of EU Electronic Communications Package