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Full coverage: Facebook

How Twitter’s €1bn Irish subsidiary flipped a €6m tax bill into a €23m tax credit

Twitter is the latest multinational to reveal a multi-billion intellectual property onshoring in Ireland, suppressing its tax liability here in the process. The company and its rival Facebook are also bracing for the first significant data protection fines under GDPR.

Thomas Hubert
18th Nov, 2020 - 4 min read

Former Fianna Fáil TD takes on social media behemoths in High Court battle

In yet another case taken against social media giants, former Fianna Fáil TD Frank O'Rourke has started legal actions against Twitter and Facebook

Cait Caden
12th Nov, 2020 - 2 min read

Carnage in the Caribbean: What next for Facebook as it liquidates double Irish companies?

The social media giant is shutting down its Cayman-resident, Irish-registered holding structure after routing over $40 billion through the low-tax scheme over the past decade. It is not yet clear what role Ireland will play in the group's new corporate arrangements.

Thomas Hubert
6th Nov, 2020 - 8 min read

A battle of the ages: Old world luxury takes on social media behemoth in Irish courts

Cartier, one of the world’s top luxury brands, is tackling Facebook in Ireland over what it alleges are counterfeit posts. It is the latest in a string of actions, but arguably the most significant, taken against the US social media giant here.

Ian Kehoe
9th Apr, 2020 - 5 min read

From Menlo Park to Cayman: How Facebook’s Irish billions caught the eye of the US taxman

Mapping Multinationals series: A US Tax Court has turned the spotlight on the Irish corporate structure developed by Facebook over the past decade. We reveal how the multinational and its competitor Twitter have been re-assessing how to channel profits and intellectual property through Ireland.

Thomas Hubert
27th Feb, 2020 - 9 min read

A Qatari billionaire is lawyering up for a fight with Facebook – and the location of his battle is the Four Courts in Dublin

Wissam Al Mana, a publicity-shy retail magnate once married to Janet Jackson, has issued High Court proceedings against the social media giant over content housed on its platform. So just who is Wissam Al Mana and why is the case being taken in Dublin?

Ian Kehoe
20th Feb, 2020 - 3 min read

Big tech and rising defamation claims: “We’re dealing with companies worth multi-billions”

Social media has fueled a rise in defamation claims. But few lawyers are betting it is a growth industry.

Francesca Comyn
14th Feb, 2020 - 8 min read

Mapping multinationals: Trump’s tax law and tech’s €350bn dividend drive

Irish-registered subsidiaries of US-based technology companies have been distributing hundreds of billions to their parents since the start of 2018, illustrating the scale of reserves built offshore through the use of tax schemes over the years.

Thomas Hubert
10th Feb, 2020 - 9 min read
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