Beauchamps advise Vantage Resources on its acquisition by Bakhchysarai Ireland Ltd
Beauchamps' Corporate M&A team were delighted to advise the existing owners of IT contracting and talent acquisition business, Vantage Resources on its sale to the owner of Brightwater recruitment...
Beauchamps advise PREM Group owners on sale of a majority stake to Fortress Investment Group
Beauchamps' Corporate & Commercial M&A team were delighted to advise PREM Group, the international hotel and hospitality operator, in securing a major new investment from funds managed by affi...
Statutory Sick Pay
Unlike most our European counterparts, Irish employees do not enjoy a statutory right to paid sick leave during periods of illness absence. Employers currently have the discretion on whether to offer ...
Central Bank publishes "Dear CEO" letter outlining its supervisory expectations of regulated firms regarding climate and other ESG issues
The Central Bank recently issued a "Dear CEO" letter to regulated financial services providers regarding compliance with statutory and regulatory obligations on climate and broader environmental, soci...
High Court grants interlocutory injunction requiring defendants to vacate property
Facts The defendants, a husband and wife, took out a mortgage with the plaintiff in 2006 for the sum of €404,585. However, by mid-2007, the defendants had stopped making regular payments. The plainti...
New Procurement Thresholds from 1 January 2022
On 12 November 2021, the European Commission published new financial thresholds for the application of the EU public procurement directives. The new thresholds increase the existing thresholds slight...
CCPC announces changes to its merger notification procedure
The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has announced the following permanent changes to the merger notification procedure: Notification format: From 1 December 2021, all merger n...
Beauchamps advise EFM Ventures on its sale of a majority stake in Martin Food Equipment to Cross Refrigeration
Beauchamps' Corporate M&A team were delighted to advise EFM Ventures on its sale of a majority stake in Martin Food Equipment Limited to Cross Refrigeration. Martin Food Equipment is a leading ...
Judge warns against engaging with "unregulated charlatans"
The recent judgment of Mr Justice Max Barrett (given 27 July 2021) in the case of Start Mortgages DAC v Cussen & Anor [2021] IEHC 531 is a notable example of what the court described as an 'unfort...
New amendments to default High Court procedures
A new Statutory Instrument (SI490/2021) introduces important temporal and procedural changes for certain High Court default applications. These changes come into effect on 13 November 2021. The new R...
Beauchamps advise CWS on its acquisition of Service Matters Limited (SML)
Beauchamps' Corporate M&A team were delighted to advise CWS International GmbH, the German based services group, on its acquisition of Service Matters Limited (SML), an Irish company that speciali...
Recent Decision Highlights the Importance of Full Disclosure in Injunction Applications
Background These proceedings concerned an ex parte application for injunctive relief brought by the plaintiff in September 2020. An Order was sought compelling the defendant to deliver alarm codes in...
Lay-offs due to COVID-19
Employers should note that as of 30 September the suspension of the right of employees to claim redundancy during lay off will be lifted. Lay off & Redundancy Prior to March 2020, employees plac...
Return to the Workplace
It is eighteen months since the Government required employers to implement working from home, where possible, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In that time employers and employees have, for the ...
Beauchamps advise promoters of the Skerd Offshore Wind Farm on its sale to Macquarie’s Green Investment Group
Beauchamps' Energy and Corporate M&A teams were delighted to support the promoters in the development and subsequent sale of this project to Macquarie’s Green Investment Group (GIG). Skerd Rocks ...