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1. What claims may be brought for liability for defective products? Is liability based on fault/ negligence, or strict liability, or both? In Ireland, defective product claims can be made under Statute, Contract, or the Tort of Negligence. Claims will often be brought under all three headings. Defective product claims can be brought under The Liability for Defective Products Act, 1991 (“th

1. DO EMPLOYEES AUTOMATICALLY TRANSFER TO THE BUYER WHEN A BUSINESS IS SOLD? The European Communities (Protection of Employees on Transfer of Undertakings) Regulations 2003 are designed to safeguard the rights of employees when there is a change in the legal owner of the business or part of the business in which they are employed. Regulation 4 provides that when a transfer of an...