Beauchamps Latest Podcast - The Screening of Third Country Transactions Act 2023: What are the implications of the Act for foreign investors, infrastructure developers, and energy companies
We are delighted to launch our latest podcast episode featuring partners Ainsley Heffernan and John Gaffney, where they discuss Ireland’s Inward Investment Screening (IIS) regime, introduced in early ...
Proposed Changes to Ireland’s Media Merger Rules
The Irish Government has published the General Scheme of the Media Regulation Bill, which includes significant changes to Ireland’s media merger regime under the Competition Act 2002. These reforms ai...
Corporate Sustainability Reporting: Ireland Issues Further Regulations
INTRODUCTION The Directive 2022/2464/EU on Corporate Sustainability Reporting (the CSRD) imposes detailed sustainability reporting obligations on large undertakings and listed SMEs across the EU. The ...
Private Wires
On 15 July 2025, the long-awaited Private Wires Policy Statement (Policy) was published by the Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment. The Policy opens the door to private electricity infra...
Beauchamps Expands Partnership with two Strategic Hires in Corporate, Commercial and M&A Group
Dublin, 16 July 2025: Leading Irish law firm Beauchamps is pleased to announce the appointment of Oisín McLoughlin and David McMunn as partners in its Corporate, Commercial and M&A group. These se...
David McMunn
About DavidDavid is an experienced lawyer with specialist expertise in data protection compliance, EU regulation, intellectual property, cyber security and artificial intelligence.David has over 25 ye...
Early Stage Investment - SAFE
SAFE SAFE is an acronym for a simple agreement for future equity used in early-stage financing. A SAFE is a type of investment instrument. Y combinator, a seed fund, created a SAFE in the US over a de...
Beauchamps advises NAMA on transfer of NARPS to the Land Development Agency
Beauchamps is proud to have advised the National Asset Management Agency (NAMA) on the landmark transfer of its social housing vehicle, National Asset Residential Property Services DAC (NARPS) to the ...
Reform of private rental sector in Ireland
On 10 June 2025, the Minister for Housing James Browne announced new policy measures to reform rent regulation in Ireland with the aim of boosting investment in the supply of homes for rent and provid...
The European Commission offers some clarification on what is meant by 'AI literacy'
AI literacy requirements are set out in Article 4 of EU Regulation 2024/1689 (AI Act). They require providers and deployers of AI systems to take measures to ensure a sufficient level of AI literacy a...
Oisín McLoughlin
About OisínOisín is a partner in the firm's Corporate, Commercial and M&A group. Oisín is a valued M&A and corporate advisor who has a mix of international, private equity, institutional and d...
EU Council agrees position on sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements
IntroductionEU member states’ representatives agreed this week on the EU Council’s negotiating mandate on simplifying sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements. This proposal aims at sim...
No Poach Agreements and other Cartel Behaviour: European Commission sanctions the anti-competitive use of a minority share in a competing business with a fine of €329 million
Introduction EU competition law prohibits agreements and other restrictive business practices that may affect trade and prevent or restrict competition within the EU. In June 2025, following dawn raid...
Linda Schafer
About LindaLinda is an associate in our corporate and commercial team. She advises international and domestic clients on all aspects of corporate law and governance, with a focus on commercial contrac...
Draft Guidelines Propose Significant Increase in General Damages for Catastrophic Injuries
At the end of 2024 the Judicial Council published draft amendments to the Personal Injuries Guidelines. If adopted the new Draft Guidelines will reshape the landscape of compensation in Ireland. The m...