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McDonald's Loses Chicken "Big Mac" Trademark Battle Against Irish Food Chain
McDonald's has lost a legal battle against an Irish fast food chain after a top EU court ruled Wednesday that the global chain could not exclusively call its chicken burgers "Big Mac".
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EU Court Backs Ryanair In Dutch Aid Case For KLM Airline
A top EU court on Wednesday again annulled the approval of a pandemic state aid programme for Dutch airline KLM, handing a fresh victory to its Irish rival Ryanair.
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EU Regulator Moves Top Court to Make Apple Pay Over $14 Billion in Back Taxes
EU competition regulators appealed to the bloc's highest court on Tuesday to override a lower tribunal and make Apple pay a record EUR 13 billion ($14.3 billion or roughly Rs. 1,18,450 crore) in Irish back taxes. The case, which has far-reaching implications for corporate tax bills, is the most high-profile of EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager'...
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Meta Faces Record EUR 1.2 Billion Fine in EU Over User Data Transfer to US
Facebook owner Meta has been fined a record EUR 1.2 billion (nearly Rs. 10,750 crore) for transferring EU user data to the United States in breach of a previous court ruling, Ireland's regulator announced Monday. The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC), which acts on behalf of the European Union, said the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) ha...
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Meta Set to Face Record EU Privacy Fine Related to Data Transfer of Facebook Users
Meta Platforms is set to face a record European Union privacy fine related to data transfer of Facebook's EU users to US servers for failing to comply with a warning by a top EU court, two sources familiar with the matter said. The penalty will be higher than the previous record EUR 746 million (nearly Rs. 6,660 crore) fine for Amazon.com, accordin...
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Man Sued Irish Rail Who Paid Him $126,000 To 'Do Nothing' At Work. Here's why
A rail worker earning $126,000 per year is suing his employers because he has nothing to do at work.
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Courts Are Increasingly Citing Wikipedia Articles in Orders, Finds MIT Study
MIT researchers created 150 new Wikipedia articles on Irish Supreme Court decisions and noticed a spike in citations by court officials.
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Irish Ex-Soldier Jailed For 15 Months For Joining Terror Group Islamic State In Syria
Dublin's Special Criminal Court on Friday sentenced former soldier Lisa Smith to 15 months in jail for joining the so-called Islamic State (IS) group in Syria. The judge said the former soldier went to Syria with her "eyes wide open".
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Facebook Faces Prospect of 'Devastating' Data Transfer Ban After Irish Ruling
Ireland's data regulator can resume a probe that may trigger a ban on Facebook's transatlantic data transfers, the High Court ruled, raising the prospect of a stoppage that the company warns would have a devastating impact on its business.
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EU-US Data Flows Could Face 'Massive Disruption' Due to European Court Ruling, Irish Regulator Says
One of the European Union's most powerful data regulators has warned that companies may yet face massive disruption to transatlantic data flows as a result of an EU court ruling last year, despite efforts by policymakers to avoid that outcome.
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Subway Bread May Not Be 'Bread' As Per Irish Court And Here's What Netizens Think
Bizarre News: The Irish Supreme Court has ruled that Subway's bread cannot be classified as 'bread' due to the high amount of sugar content in it.
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UFC Star Conor McGregor Arrested In Corsica For Indecent Exposure: Court
Irish mixed martial arts star Conor McGregor has been taken into police custody in Corsica on suspicion of attempted sexual assault and indecent exposure, the prosecutor's office said on Saturday.
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Apple-EU Tax Case Appeal Ruling Due on July 15, Irish Government Says
The European Union's second highest court will next week rule in an appeal by Apple and Ireland against an EU ruling for the US company to pay EUR 13 billion ($16 billion) in back taxes, the Irish government said on Wednesday.
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Facebook Faces US Tax Court Trial Over Ireland Offshore Deal
Facebook is slated to begin a tax trial in a San Francisco court on Tuesday, as the Internal Revenue Service tries to convince a judge the world's largest social media company owes more than $9 billion linked to its decision to shift profits to Ireland.
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Apple Takes Fight Against EUR 13 Billion Tax Order to Court
Apple will launch a legal challenge on Tuesday to a EC order to pay EUR 13 billion in Irish back taxes in a landmark case in the EU's crackdown on tax avoidance by MNCs.
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McDonald's Loses Chicken "Big Mac" Trademark Battle Against Irish Food Chain
McDonald's has lost a legal battle against an Irish fast food chain after a top EU court ruled Wednesday that the global chain could not exclusively call its chicken burgers "Big Mac".
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EU Court Backs Ryanair In Dutch Aid Case For KLM Airline
A top EU court on Wednesday again annulled the approval of a pandemic state aid programme for Dutch airline KLM, handing a fresh victory to its Irish rival Ryanair.
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EU Regulator Moves Top Court to Make Apple Pay Over $14 Billion in Back Taxes
EU competition regulators appealed to the bloc's highest court on Tuesday to override a lower tribunal and make Apple pay a record EUR 13 billion ($14.3 billion or roughly Rs. 1,18,450 crore) in Irish back taxes. The case, which has far-reaching implications for corporate tax bills, is the most high-profile of EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager'...
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Meta Faces Record EUR 1.2 Billion Fine in EU Over User Data Transfer to US
Facebook owner Meta has been fined a record EUR 1.2 billion (nearly Rs. 10,750 crore) for transferring EU user data to the United States in breach of a previous court ruling, Ireland's regulator announced Monday. The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC), which acts on behalf of the European Union, said the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) ha...
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Meta Set to Face Record EU Privacy Fine Related to Data Transfer of Facebook Users
Meta Platforms is set to face a record European Union privacy fine related to data transfer of Facebook's EU users to US servers for failing to comply with a warning by a top EU court, two sources familiar with the matter said. The penalty will be higher than the previous record EUR 746 million (nearly Rs. 6,660 crore) fine for Amazon.com, accordin...
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Man Sued Irish Rail Who Paid Him $126,000 To 'Do Nothing' At Work. Here's why
A rail worker earning $126,000 per year is suing his employers because he has nothing to do at work.
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Courts Are Increasingly Citing Wikipedia Articles in Orders, Finds MIT Study
MIT researchers created 150 new Wikipedia articles on Irish Supreme Court decisions and noticed a spike in citations by court officials.
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Irish Ex-Soldier Jailed For 15 Months For Joining Terror Group Islamic State In Syria
Dublin's Special Criminal Court on Friday sentenced former soldier Lisa Smith to 15 months in jail for joining the so-called Islamic State (IS) group in Syria. The judge said the former soldier went to Syria with her "eyes wide open".
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Facebook Faces Prospect of 'Devastating' Data Transfer Ban After Irish Ruling
Ireland's data regulator can resume a probe that may trigger a ban on Facebook's transatlantic data transfers, the High Court ruled, raising the prospect of a stoppage that the company warns would have a devastating impact on its business.
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EU-US Data Flows Could Face 'Massive Disruption' Due to European Court Ruling, Irish Regulator Says
One of the European Union's most powerful data regulators has warned that companies may yet face massive disruption to transatlantic data flows as a result of an EU court ruling last year, despite efforts by policymakers to avoid that outcome.
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Subway Bread May Not Be 'Bread' As Per Irish Court And Here's What Netizens Think
Bizarre News: The Irish Supreme Court has ruled that Subway's bread cannot be classified as 'bread' due to the high amount of sugar content in it.
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UFC Star Conor McGregor Arrested In Corsica For Indecent Exposure: Court
Irish mixed martial arts star Conor McGregor has been taken into police custody in Corsica on suspicion of attempted sexual assault and indecent exposure, the prosecutor's office said on Saturday.
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Apple-EU Tax Case Appeal Ruling Due on July 15, Irish Government Says
The European Union's second highest court will next week rule in an appeal by Apple and Ireland against an EU ruling for the US company to pay EUR 13 billion ($16 billion) in back taxes, the Irish government said on Wednesday.
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Facebook Faces US Tax Court Trial Over Ireland Offshore Deal
Facebook is slated to begin a tax trial in a San Francisco court on Tuesday, as the Internal Revenue Service tries to convince a judge the world's largest social media company owes more than $9 billion linked to its decision to shift profits to Ireland.
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Apple Takes Fight Against EUR 13 Billion Tax Order to Court
Apple will launch a legal challenge on Tuesday to a EC order to pay EUR 13 billion in Irish back taxes in a landmark case in the EU's crackdown on tax avoidance by MNCs.
