Beauchamps advise the shareholders of Alltrans in the sale of their company to Carousel Logistics
Beauchamps were delighted to advise the shareholders of Irish full-service transport and logistics company Alltrans, on the sale of their company to Carousel Logistics, part of the DANX Carousel group...
The European Union (Preventive Restructuring) Regulations 2022 – amendments to examinership process
In July 2022 the European Union (Preventive Restructuring) Regulations 2022 (the Regulations) were signed by the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment. The Regulations implement European Unio...
Regulations Expand Directors' Duties in Insolvency
The EU (Preventative Restructuring) Regulations 2022 (the Regulations) were signed into law on 27 July 2022. The Regulations largely focus on the examinership regime in Ireland which is already very c...
Screening of Third Country Transactions Bill 2022
The Irish government published the Screening of Third Country Transactions Bill (Bill) on 2 August 2022. The Bill creates a screening procedure for transactions which may present a risk to the securi...
Beauchamps contribute Irish Chapter to The Restructuring Review 2022
Beauchamps' Partner and Head of Insolvency & Corporate Restructuring, Barry Cahir, has contributed to the Irish Chapter of the Restructuring Review - 15th Edition, produced by the Law Reviews. The...
The Corporate Enforcement Authority - a new statutory regime
The Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Act 2021 (the Act) (other than s.35 of the Act relating to certain data that directors must supply to the CRO with certain filings) came into operation ...
New competition act gives CCPC additional powers relating to mergers and acquisitions
The Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (Act) was signed into law on 29 June 2022. The Act gives the two Irish competition authorities, the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) and the C...
New investigative process for CCPC and ComReg
The Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (Act) was signed into law on 29 June 2022. The Act gives the two Irish competition authorities, the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) and the C...
Significant new competition powers introduced in Ireland – Ignore at your peril!
The Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (Act) was signed into law on 29 June 2022. The Act gives the two Irish competition authorities, the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) and the C...
Government launches First Home Scheme
As part of the Government’s Housing for All strategy, the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O'Brien TD, has launched First Home, a scheme designed to make it easier for firs...
Recent developments in Consumer Credit legislation
The Oireachtas recently passed two Consumer Credit items of legislation - the Consumer Credit (Amendment) Act 2022 (the CCA Act) and the Consumer Protection (Regulation of Retail Credit and Credit Ser...
Is a loan to finance a site purchase and the building of a house a "housing loan" for the purposes of the Consumer Credit Act 1995?
The recent case of Hurley v Pepper [2022] IEHC 29 raised a question as to the correct interpretation of the Consumer Credit Act 1995 (CCA) and whether a loan provided to fund the purchase of a site a...
The Impact of Measures to Regulate Commercial Institutional Investment in Housing
Introduction In a document entitled "Measures to Encourage Home Ownership" published on 9 June 2022, the government has said that its measures to regulate commercial institutional investment in housi...
Assisted Decision Making (Capacity) Act 2015
The Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 (the Act) is expected to finally commence this summer. To date most of it is not yet operational. This will mean a significant and timely change in the...
Pension auto enrolment
Introduction The Government recently announced details of the design principles for the long-awaited auto enrolment (AE) pension scheme for employees and employers. These principles will then infor...