Articles - DAC Beachcroft

Articles by Daniel Woodruff

Costs award reduced by 50% despite being successful in proceedings

Costs award reduced by 50% despite being successful in proceedings

In the recent case of Word Perfect Translation Services LTD v. Minister for PublicExpenditure and Reform [2022] IEHC 219 the Commercial Court has prov ...

Common law duty of directors of insolvent companies to have regard to the interests of creditors

Common law duty of directors of insolvent companies to have regard to the interests of creditors

After a lull during the pandemic, it is expected that the number of company insolvencies in Ireland will increase as financial pressures on businesses ...

Dereliction of duties - Company directors held personally liable for large scale fraud

Dereliction of duties - Company directors held personally liable for large scale fraud

The recent decision in Powers v. Greymountain Management Ltd [In Liquidation] [2022] IEHC 599 is significant in highlighting the consequences of direc ...

The Impact of ESG Issues for Directors and Officers and Underwriters in Ireland

The Impact of ESG Issues for Directors and Officers and Underwriters in Ireland

Companies are coming under an ever increasing scrutiny from shareholders, regulators and Governments, employees and the public at large in relation to ...

Third Party Litigation Funding and its future in Ireland

Third Party Litigation Funding and its future in Ireland

Third Party Litigation Funding (“TPLF”) has long been prohibited in Ireland. This is contrary to the position in other common law jurisdictions in whi ...

Challenges to Decisions of the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman

Challenges to Decisions of the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman

It has been a busy year for the High Court and Court of Appeal with applications and appeals in respect of decisions by the Financial Services and Pen ...

The Impact of ESG Issues for Directors and Officers and Underwriters in Ireland

The Impact of ESG Issues for Directors and Officers and Underwriters in Ireland

Companies are coming under an ever increasing scrutiny from shareholders, regulators and Governments, employees and the public at large in relation to ...

Re JD Group Ltd [2022] EWHC 202 (Ch) (03 February 2022)

Re JD Group Ltd [2022] EWHC 202 (Ch) (03 February 2022)

A director has been found liable in the High Court for fraudulent trading as a result of failing to carry out proper due diligence in a series of tran ...

High Court Not The Appropriate Forum for Low-Value Data Protection Claims

High Court Not The Appropriate Forum for Low-Value Data Protection Claims

In the recent decision of William Stadler v Currys Group Ltd [2022] EWHC 160 (QB), the High Court has confirmed that it is not the appropriate forum f ...