Kevin McVeigh is Head of Elliott Duffy Garrett’s Corporate & Banking practice. Kevin advises clients on corporate transactions in Northern Ireland and on international deals with a Northern Ireland connection. He specialises in the sale and purchase of businesses. Kevin also advises on commercial contracts including investment and shareholder agreements and corporate governance.
In this month’s ‘Commercial Law for Employers’ article, Kevin McVeigh, Partner and Head of the Corporate and Commercial Department in EDG Solicitors, considers the preliminary ruling in the case of Catia Correia Moreira v Municipio de Portimao which deals with the ever complex are of TUPE as enacted through the Acquired Rights Directive. The case deals with the question of whether holding a ‘Position of Trust’ (our interpretation might be the holding of a Directorship or equivalent position) can be viewed as conferring employment status and therefore afford protections provided for by the Directive.
Catia Correia Moreira v Municipio de Portimao ⚓︎
Key Issues: Transfer of Undertakings – Preliminary Ruling
Case: Catia Correia Moreira v Municipio de Portimao
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