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What does Settlement mean?

The payment or collection of proceeds after trading a security. Settlement usually takes place some time after the deal and price are agreed.

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Ireland—Determining jurisdiction in civil litigation—checklist

Ireland—Determining jurisdiction in civil litigation—checklist This Checklist offers guidance on how to determine whether an Irish court has jurisdiction to deal with the specific civil dispute. In doing so, it considers provisions under Brussels I (recast), the Lugano Convention and the Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements. This Checklist provides an overview of jurisdiction in terms of considering whether the dispute should be dealt with in Ireland. For guidance on: • which specific court an action should be raised in, see Practice Note: Ireland—Starting a civil action • other issues to consider before bringing a civil claim in an Irish court and how to start and progress a civil claim in Ireland, see Practice Notes: Ireland—Starting a civil action and Ireland—Pre-action conduct, and in initiating and case managing a civil claim, Ireland—Progressing and managing a High Court civil claim respectively • other aspects of Irish civil litigation, see: Ireland—Alternative dispute resolution and settlement—overview which links through to detailed guidance on specific aspects of dispute resolution in Ireland This Checklist...

Redundancy—individual consultation checklist for employers

Redundancy—individual consultation checklist for employers This Checklist outlines steps to be taken in individual redundancy consultation, whether or not consultation has also taken place at a collective level. It sets out practical considerations involved in planning a redundancy process and covers what should be discussed at open meetings with affected employees, what should be included in letters to affected employees, what should be discussed at individual consultation meetings, what should be included in the notice of dismissal and information to be given about the right of appeal. For further guidance on individual redundancy consultation obligations generally, see Practice Notes: Redundancy—fair procedure: individual consultation and How to carry out individual redundancy consultation. This Checklist assumes that the employer has determined whether collective consultation is required (see Checklist: Redundancy—collective consultation checklist for employers—Identify redundancy situation). This Checklist is to be used: • where there is an obligation to consult collectively as, even where that obligation is fulfilled, the employer must still consult individually with the employees • where there is no obligation...

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Ireland—Parties to an action

Ireland—Parties to an action STOP PRESS: SI No 14/2025 Rules of the Superior Courts (Guardian ad litem and next friend) 2025 (Ireland) amends Order 15 of the Rules of the Superior Courts (RSC) to provide the procedure for appointment of a next friend for a child plaintiff and of a guardian ad litem for a child defendant. This Practice Note will be updated shortly to reflect the relevant changes. Scope of this Practice Note This Practice Note provides an overview of the types of parties who may become involved (whether as plaintiff, defendant, third parties or notice parties) in civil litigation in Ireland, and the key procedural issues and practical considerations of which their legal advisors should be aware. It deals with the following types of party: corporations, partnerships, sole traders, minors, persons who lack capacity, the estate of a deceased party, State parties, notice parties, amicus curaie and litigants in person. This Practice Note also deals with the procedure for joining a party to proceedings, removing or substituting...

Ireland—Methods of alternative dispute resolution

Ireland—Methods of alternative dispute resolution This Practice Note provides an overview and introduction to forms of alternative dispute resolution commonly used to settle disputes in Ireland: direct negotiation, mediation, adjudication, arbitration and conciliation. It provides an overview of the key features of these forms of alternative dispute resolution and the governing legislation, namely, the Mediation Act 2017 (Ireland) (MA 2017 (IRL)), the Construction Contracts Act 2013 (Ireland) (CCA 2013 (IRL)) and the Arbitration Act 2010 (Ireland) (AA 2010 (IRL)). Forms of alternative dispute resolution Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) provides a voluntary alternative to litigation to settle civil disputes. The most popular ADR methods used in Ireland will be well recognised to those practising in other common law jurisdictions: arbitration, mediation, direct negotiation and construction adjudication. The process of conciliation, commonly used in Ireland for the resolution of both employment and construction disputes, will often not be familiar to those who practice elsewhere. There is also modest use of other processes on the ADR spectrum, such as expert determination. Likewise, escalating...

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Settlement agreement additional clauses—agreed announcement

1 [ Reference and Announcements 1.1 The Employer will, on receipt of a written request from a prospective employer, provide a reference [in the form set out in Schedule [insert Schedule number] OR in the Employer's standard form]. 1.2 [The Employer agrees to deal with oral enquiries about you from prospective employers in a manner which is consistent with the text of the reference referred to in clause 1.1.] 1.3 All announcements, statements or releases of information concerning your departure from the Employer [will be OR have been]

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Can a commercial agent agree to a reduced notice period to that specified under the Commercial Agents (Council Directive) Regulations 1993, SI 1993/3053 and is the commercial agent able to waive its right to an indemnity or compensation on termination?

Can a commercial agent agree to a reduced notice period to that specified under the Commercial Agents (Council Directive) Regulations 1993, SI 1993/3053 and is the commercial agent able to waive its right to an indemnity or compensation on termination? The commercial agents regulations The Commercial Agents (Council Directive) Regulations 1993 (Commercial Agents Regulations 1993), SI 1993/3053 impose various terms on the relationship between principal and commercial agent, many of which the parties may not exclude by contract. In particular, they normally entitle the agent to a payment on termination of the agency arrangement. See Practice Note: Termination of agency. The Commercial Agents Regulations 1993, SI 1993/3053 apply only to the relationship between the principal and the commercial agent. The common law on agency continues to apply where not inconsistent with Commercial Agents Regulations 1993, SI 1993/3053. See: Agency—overview. Commercial Agents Regulation 1993, SI 1993/3053, reg 15 sets out the minimum period of notice required for termination of an agency contract. Commercial Agents Regulation 1993, SI 1993/3053,...

On a relevant transfer under TUPE 2006, can one of the parties to the transfer (ie the transferor or the transferee) enter into a settlement agreement with an employee in relation to a claim arising under TUPE 2006 which will protect that party from liability in respect of TUPE 2006 if the other party fails to reach a settlement?

On a relevant transfer under TUPE 2006, can one of the parties to the transfer (ie the transferor or the transferee) enter into a settlement agreement with an employee in relation to a claim arising under TUPE 2006 which will protect that party from liability in respect of TUPE 2006 if the other party fails to reach a settlement? Consideration should be given to: • the nature of the potential claim or claims • the potential liability of the relevant party in question in respect of that claim (including any joint and several liability) • whether it is possible for the claim(s) in question to be contracted out of, and • whether the relevant party has given (or received) indemnities to (or from) the other party to the transaction Nature of the claim and apportionment of liability under TUPE 2006 Claims arising in a situation to which Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE 2006), SI 2006/246 applies may include: • unfair dismissal •...

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Competition weekly highlights—19 June 2025

This week's edition of Competition weekly highlights includes, from a UK perspective: (1) a High Court ruling dismissing a toy manufacturer’s damages claim but finding that MGA abused its dominant position and made unjustified patent threats, and (2) the CMA’s decision to update its procedural complaints guidance. This week's highlights also includes, from an EU perspective: (1) the Commission’s proposals for simplification to speed up defence investments in the EU, (2) an AG opinion concerning a national reference from Portugal on the interpretation of provisions in the Damages Directive governing actions for damages under national law for infringements of competition law, and (3) the Commission’s decision to publish a Revised Code of Best Practices for conduct of State aid control procedures.

Public Law weekly highlights—19 June 2025

This week's edition of Public Law weekly highlights includes: Lord Reed delivers a significant ‘institutionalist’ speech on trust in the courts in a populist age, and UK-EU political agreement on Gibraltar establishing a customs union between the EU and Gibraltar, alongside criticism of the treaty scrutiny process in Parliament, with Dame Emily Thornberry calling it “rubbish” during a Commons debate. Also in this edition, a major speech from Lord Chancellor Shabana Mahmood about the ECHR. Case law updates include the Administrative Court’s dismissal of judicial review claims against VAT on private school fees, finding the Finance Act 2025 changes justified in human rights law terms, and the High Court’s rejection of an injunction sought against protestors who opposed the EHRC’s stance following the Supreme Court’s ruling in For Women Scotland Ltd v Scottish Ministers, with the court finding no imminent risk of trespass. This edition features further updates on Brexit highlights, Brexit SIs, Post-Brexit guidance, Constitutional and administrative law, Judicial review, Equality and human rights, State security and intelligence, Information...

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