 Poynings' Law had already imported all English statues up to 1495; the 1634 act additionally imported the Maintenance and Embracery Act 1540.The 1634 and 1540 acts are still in force in the Republic of Ireland.In 2015 Persona, which lost to Esat Digifone in a 1997 telecoms bidding process criticised by the Moriarty Tribunal, applied to launch a lawsuit against those involved in the 1997 bidding, to be funded by a UK company, Harbour Litigation Funding, in return for part of any damages awarded.