28 Sep, 2018 BREAKING NEWS - New guidance for social influencers By Lizzie Burton CAP and the CMA have collaborated on a new guide for social media influencers / digital talent on how to ensure that their 'promotional'...
28 Sep, 2018 Review of Current Employment Permits System By Bláthnaid Evans The back log of processing employment permits seems to be at its all-time slowest rate. The Department of Business, Enterprise and...
28 Sep, 2018 SEC, CFTC charge Bitcoin Futures firm 1Broker with Securities Law violation By Sean Lippel 1Broker, as well as its CEO Patrick Brunner, has been charged with selling security based swaps to US and international investors without...
27 Sep, 2018 Navigational Aid? No! Illegal Product Claim. Take those sign posts down, now! By Brinsley Dresden Amongst this week’s ASA rulings were two that flag up a new way for online retailers to breach the CAP Code. Both Protein World and...
27 Sep, 2018 Computer Says No: High Court Says Yes By Ronan McGoldrick It seems the whole country, with a few exceptions, has united behind Rebecca Carter's fight to take her rightful place in UCD this year. ...
27 Sep, 2018 ‘Merry Christmas Gaffa’ - Christmas for a professional football player By Passle Group As the retail shops begin to stack the shelves with Christmas products, spare a thought for the professional footballers and their...
27 Sep, 2018 Is your agency taking steps to prevent tax evasion? By Brinsley Dresden Did you know that if an employee, freelancer or subcontractor of your agency facilitates tax evasion, then the agency itself might also...
27 Sep, 2018 Prize winners... to name or not to name? By Lizzie Burton Historically promoters have, when administering a promotion or competition, been required to publish (or at least make available) the...
26 Sep, 2018 A lot (of sports arbitration) done, more to do ! By Passle Group I attended a fascinating talk yesterday on sports arbitrations. The speakers were barrister and former General Counsel of World Rugby,...
25 Sep, 2018 So what can I ask? By Bláthnaid Evans Employment equality is a regular talking point at the moment, particularly with the recent discussions around the gender pay gap...
24 Sep, 2018 Exciting news from the controversial world of data privacy By Brinsley Dresden In an unusual reversal for the Information Commissioner’s Office, direct marketing company Xerpla Ltd has successfully appealed against...
24 Sep, 2018 Record £15.6m underpayment of minimum wage By Passle Group In the last year 200,000 workers were paid less than the minimum wage. This is the highest figure since the law was changed in 1999 to...
24 Sep, 2018 Will they ever learn? Marketing claims by UK universities put to the test By Passle Group An investigation by Which? University suggests that UK universities have not learnt their lesson when it comes to misleading marketing...
21 Sep, 2018 The Difficulty with Grey By Passle Group Everyone hates grey. It’s non-descript and says nothing. Sporting disputes frequently arise when the rules ‘say nothing’. Grey areas. ...
20 Sep, 2018 The MAC Report - Creativity's friend or foe? By Richard Moore As a sector in which the importance of diversity cannot be overstated (indeed, Sir John Hegarty tells us that “creativity absolutely...
20 Sep, 2018 Build to Rent - the new real estate asset class entering the Irish market! By Sarah Keenan There is no doubt that “Build to Rent” (BTR), also known as the Private Rental Sector, is the top asset class in the Irish real estate...