New Code of Practice on "Right to Disconnect"
A new Code of Practice on the Right to Disconnect (Code) has been introduced giving workers the right to disconnect from the workplace. The Code was prepared by the Workplace Relations Commission (W...
Central Bank of Ireland publishes its Consumer Protection Outlook Report 2021
At a time when consumer/client protection practices within certain Irish financial firms have been highlighted, the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) has published its Consumer Protection Outlook for 2021...
New rules for remote swearing of affidavits
A new court rule which permits a deponent to swear an affidavit remotely comes into effect on 31 March 2021. The Rules of the Superior Courts (Affidavits) 2021 amends Order 40 of the Rules of the Sup...
Ryan v Dengrove - Court of Appeal Decision
Beauchamps were pleased to act for Dengrove DAC in the successful defence of claims brought in the Court of Appeal by certain borrowers to a loan facility that has been in default for over ten years. ...
Companies Registration Office (CRO) – New Digital Filing System
The CRO launched its new digital filing system on 16 December 2020. While the timing of the launch was somewhat questionable, coming at a particularly busy time of the year for CRO filings, and pract...
Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Covid-19) Act 2020 – extension of effect of measures
We previously reported on the Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Covid-19) Act 2020 (Act) which was commenced on 21 August 2020. The Act made certain amendments to the Companies Act 2014, on a tem...
The Enforcement of Judgments in the UK post-Brexit
Following the end of the Brexit transition period at 11pm on 31 December 2020 most EU Regulations are no longer applicable in the UK. This includes the Brussels 1 Regulation (Recast)(1215/2012) which...
European Commission publishes draft UK adequacy decisions
On 19 February 2021, the European Commission (EC) published two draft adequacy decisions for the transfer of personal data to the UK, one under the GDPR and the other under the Law Enforcement Directi...
Is cost rental the new weapon in the fight to increase housing supply?
Partner and head of Beauchamps Housing team, Fidelma McManus, recently wrote an article for Hooke & MacDonald's Dublin Residential Investment Report H2 2020. Is cost rental the new weapon in the ...
Government publishes Land Development Agency Bill
The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage has published the Land Development Agency Bill 2021 (Bill). The Bill gives a statutory remit to the Land Development Agency (LDA), which was f...
Beauchamps successfully represented Sean's Bar -Ireland's Oldest Pub- in landmark High Court claim - FBD Insurance liable for business interruption losses arising from COVID-19
Beauchamps' Litigation team led by Barry Cahir representing Sean's Bar - Ireland's Oldest Pub welcomed today's High Court decision in favour of the pub owners that a policy bought from FBD Insurance c...
Default Interest and the Rule against Penalties
Lending agreements and security documents typically contain a clause providing that if a borrower fails to make payment of a sum owing on a due date, default interest becomes payable on the overdue am...
Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020 published by Minister O'Brien
House prices in Ireland have remained stubbornly high, as a result of continuing high demand that is not currently being sated by the market supply, leading to a worsening general affordability issue ...
Competition (Amendment) Bill 2021: Forthcoming Changes to Irish Competiton Law
The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) are about to get more enforcement powers, including additional powers to issue fines and tackle anti-competitive practices. The forthcoming C...
EU-UK Trade Deal: What does it mean for Public Procurement?
The Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the EU and the UK was signed on 24 December 2020 (Agreement) and runs to over 1,200 pages. In this article, Dorit McCann distils the key rules on public pro...