Recent years have seen the rapid global emergence of the "Gig Economy". This change in the labour market has led to a flurry of judgments, which have addressed the employment status of gig economy workers. In this soundbite Triona Sugrue, Knowledge Lawyer, examines the recent high profile UK case of Uber BV and others v Aslam and others against the background of Irish employment law.

The Court of Appeal has issued a landmark decision on dismissals during probation, overturning the High Court's decision in O'Donovan v Over-C Technology Limited and Over-C Limited. In a clear and direct judgment, the Court of Appeal outlines that an employer may, if it is contractually free to do so and upon giving adequate notice, terminate the employment of an employee on probation for any or no reason without affording the employee fair procedures (provided the dismissal is not for misconduct).

Inconsistencies in the US approach to BEPS 2.0 Project? Philip McQueston, Of Counsel, spoke with US and Brazilian attorney José Rubens Scharlack about inconsistencies José sees in the US position concerning the BEPS 2.0 project, highlighted in a recent article José co-authored.

The Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) (Amendment) Bill is working its way through the Oireachtas at the moment. In this Soundbite, Louise Byrne and Bryan Hughes outline the main provisions of the Bill and the areas companies will need to focus on ahead of its enactment.

Ross Moore, Mark Stockdale and Alan McCarthy discuss the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement in respect of the energy sector. They talk through the agreed EU-UK framework for energy sector cooperation and trading, and the impact of these arrangements in Northern Ireland and on the all-island Single Electricity Market. In addition they also speak about subsidies and dispute resolution.

Vincent Power, Head of EU, Competition and Procurement at A&L Goodbody explores the implications of Brexit for merger control, State aid and competition/antitrust compliance. This podcast is aimed at both US and European businesses. This was first broadcast by the European American Chamber of Commerce here.

Vincent Power, Head of EU, Competition and Procurement at A&L Goodbody explores the challenges facing the UK if its people ever wanted to rejoin the EU. He explains that the longer the UK remains outside, the more difficult it would be for the UK to rejoin. He also explains the legal mechanism for re-joining – which is embodied in the (in)famous Article 50.

The so-called "Level Playing Field" has become an important topic in the Brexit Trade Negotiations. Dr Vincent Power, Head of EU, Competition and Procurement at A&L Goodbody, explains, in a practical way, the meaning of "level playing field" in the Brexit debate.

"Governance" is reported to be one of the top three issues in the final stages of the EU-UK negotiations on a trade deal. Dr Vincent Power, Head of EU, Competition and Procurement at A&L Goodbody, explains, in a practical way, what the topic of "governance" means in the Brexit debate.

Fisheries is reported to be one of the top three issues in the final stages of the EU-UK negotiations on a trade deal. Dr Vincent Power, Head of EU, Competition and Procurement at A&L Goodbody, explains, in a practical way, how the topic of fisheries fits into the Brexit debate.