Here, the topic being debated was whether a 12 month restrictive covenant was enforceable against an employee by an employer – such covenants normally have to show/prove that the covenant was “reasonable” in order to protect the employers “legitimate business…
One of the main issues that I see coming up time and time again in my Practice concerns the naming of a business, either in a start up business or in an already established business. In a start-up business, the…
Outsourcing is a key strategic decision for businesses which allows the principal business to focus on its core business activities while benefitting from the cost efficiencies of the outsourcer. Here at Reilly & Co, Solicitors we have dealt with many…
This was an interesting case involving hidden treasure and “memorandums of understanding” or “letters of intent” or “heads of agreement” or “heads of terms” (as they are all sometimes confusingly called) and confidential information ! The "treasure" in this case…
The European Commission has now put in place its proposals on overhauling the law relating to trade secrets across the whole of the EU – not a small task by any means, but, the purpose of it (as with much…
We are very pleased to say that we have again acted as legal counsel to one of the successful participants of Dragons' Den - last night saw David Monson of Monson Jewellery put in a great pitch to the Dragons and then…
I recently spent a day lecturing at the University of Tralee on Intellectual Property law and in particular the challenges facing businesses in protecting and exploiting their IP. My goal was to ensure that every attendee left with a working knowledge…
A recent High Court Ruling in the UK has given Cadbury the exclusive right to a certain shade of purple (Pantone 2685C) on its dairy milk chocolate packaging. This was an interesting case as normally colours are only capable of…
