Fairness of Terms in Consumer Contracts Examined Again
The High Court recently delivered another important judgment highlighting the need for clarity in loan agreements and the importance of the court's role in evaluating the fairness of terms in consumer...
Online Property Auctions – The Estate Agent Perspective
This summer marks the tenth anniversary of the first ever online-only property auction to be held in Ireland. The auction was run by Allsop Space, now known as BidX1, and marked the beginning of a ne...
EU Deforestation Regulation: An Overview
Introduction EU Regulation 2023/1115 on deforestation-free products (the EUDR) entered into force on 29 June 2023. Under the EUDR, any operator or trader who places relevant commodities or their produ...
Beauchamps Housing Conference Accelerate 2024: What's Next?
We are delighted to announce that Beauchamps Housing Conference Accelerate 2024 will take place on Thursday, 5 September in the Dublin Royal Convention Centre.Following the commencement of multiple la...
ESG: Who Cares Wins – Business Plus
Our EU and Competition partner, John Gaffney features in the Business Plus magazine with his recent article, ESG: Who Cares Wins.In this article, John highlights that companies can benefit from positi...
Beauchamps partner John Gaffney appointed as co-chair of a Special Interest Group (SIG) of the European Law Institute (ELI)
Beauchamps are delighted to announce our partner John Gaffney has been appointed as a co-chair of the ELI Dispute Resolution SIG. John is a partner in the EU and Competition and ESG teams at Beauchamp...
Competition and Consumer Protection Commission publishes its Annual Report for 2023
The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has published its 2023 Annual Report. While the report covers a wide range of matters within the CCPC's purview, in this briefing, we highligh...
More companies eligible for SCARP due to increased thresholds
More companies will now be eligible to avail of the Small Companies Administrative Recovery Process (SCARP). This follows an increase in the relevant thresholds for ‘micro’, ‘small’, ‘medium’ and ‘lar...
Corporate Sustainability Reporting: Irish Implementing Regulations Enter into Force
Introduction The European Union (Corporate Sustainability Reporting) Regulations 2024 (the Regulations) came into effect on 6 July 2024. The Regulations implement Directive 2022/2464/EU on Corporate S...
Round table discussion: Bridging the funding gap to facilitate housing delivery
Our partner and head of housing Fidelma McManus was delighted to host the Eolas Housing Magazine round table discussion on bridging the funding gap to meet the estimated €20 billion required to delive...
Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive to enter into force in July 2024
The much-anticipated EU Directive 2024/1760 on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence (the CSDDD) has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union and will enter into force later in Ju...
Enhanced protection for employees in insolvency situations
The Employment (Collective Redundancies and Miscellaneous Provisions) and Companies (Amendment) Act 2024 (the Act) provides enhanced protections for employees in insolvency situations. Responsible Per...
Court imposes 5% costs penalty for solicitor's failure to comply with Mediation Act 2017
In a recent High Court decision, Mr Justice Kennedy imposed a 5% costs penalty on the Plaintiffs because their solicitor did not advise them to consider mediation in accordance with section 14 of the ...
ESMA Guidelines establish harmonised criteria for use of ESG and sustainability terms in fund names
BackgroundInvestor demand for investment funds that incorporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors is growing sharply. This creates incentives for asset managers to include terminology...
Calcutta Run 2024
Beauchamps are proud to play our part in supporting The Hope Foundation and Dublin Simon Community at the annual Calcutta Run 2024 at Blackhall Place on 25 May, hosted by the Law Society of Ireland, a...