Sovereignty, the Nation-State, and Integration History’ – Public Lecture, RIA, 5th Dec – All welcome

UCD Sutherland School of Law in association with the Royal Irish Academy – Public Lecture 5th December 2013 For the first time, as part of the UCD Sutherland School of […]

Competition Law Essay Competition 2013 Announced

COMPETITION LAW ESSAY COMPETITION 2013 The Irish Society for European Law is pleased to announce the launch of the 2013 Competition Law Essay Competition.  The aim of the Competition is […]

Competition Law Forum Essay Prize 2012 – Announcement of Winning Work

We are delighted to announce that the winner of the Competition Law Forum Essay Prize 2012 is:- Mr. Patrick O’Sullivan The winning work is entitled:- “Services of a General Economic […]

Ireland warned about breach of directive

The European Commission has sent Ireland a second reasoned opinion asking it to fully implement a directive concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity. Member states were required […]

Only ‘fair’ mortgage contract terms can be enforced – EU ruling

Debtors facing mortgage foreclosure proceedings may have a powerful defence weapon in the Unfair Contract Terms Directive 1993, in light of a recent EU ruling. This comes at a time […]

Fifty years since Van Gend en Loos judgment

EU law update:February 3rd was the 50th anniversary of the judgment of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in the landmark case of Van Gend en Loos. The narrow point […]