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