The National Social Enterprise Policy
Overview Social enterprises are businesses whose core objective is to achieve a social, societal, or environmental impact Following a number of calls over recent years for a Government policy to hel...
A new process for property transfers in Ireland
In Ireland, the Law Society of Ireland's General Conditions of Sale are typically incorporated into all contracts for sale of property. The General Conditions deal with the seller’s title to the pro...
Irish Data Protection Commission rules certain use of Public Services Card unlawful
The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has today published its findings on certain aspects of the Public Services Card (PSC) following a lengthy investigation. It found that there was no legal ba...
Minister for Justice designates two schemes for the purposes of the Land & Conveyancing Law Reform (Amendment) Act 2019
In March we wrote about the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill and its potential impact on repossession proceedings. The Land and Conveyancing Law Reform (Amendment) Act 2019 (the Act) was signed...
Application of Merger Control to Two-Step Warehousing Transactions
On 27 June 2019, the European Commission (Commission) imposed a fine of €28 million on Canon for implementing a transaction prematurely in breach of the EU merger control rules (so-called gun-jumping)...
Copyright Law and Ireland- Significant changes brought in by new Act
Overview The Copyright and Other Intellectual Property Law Provisions Act 2019 (the 2019 Act) was signed into law by the President on 26 June 2019, but the Act has not yet commenced. A Commencement O...
What does the new Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Bill 2019 mean for existing approved housing bodies?
Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) are playing an increasingly important role in the provision of social housing functions in the State. The Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Bill 2019 (the...
Serving Court Orders via Social Media
Overview Requests for substituted service have become more widespread in recent times due to the fact that defendants are avoiding service of proceedings which they know are coming. Substituted serv...
Irish court approves a US $1.65 billion scheme of arrangement
A recent decision of the Irish High Court puts the spotlight on Ireland as a key restructuring venue in the EU. Mr Justice Barniville's thorough judgment is a clear endorsement of the use of Irish sc...
Commercial court orders amendment of deed
Summary Beauchamps recently acted for the Dublin Port Company in the case of Dublin Port Company v. Automation Transport Limited [2019] IEHC 499, which concerned a lease over property at Promenade Ro...
Briefing Note: Marine Planning and Development Management Bill – the General Scheme
The eagerly awaited General Scheme of the Marine Planning and Development Management Bill (MPDM) was recently published by the Department of Housing, Planning & Local Government. The MPDM represe...
Residential Letting in Ireland, the 2019 changes
On the 24 May 2019 the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 (the Act) was signed into law bring into force what has become the annual changes to residential lettings in Ireland to fix the housin...
Guidance on receiver contracts
Receiver contracts involve a sale of an asset by a receiver who is usually appointed by a bank pursuant to a mortgage or charge where the mortgage has gone into default. Because of the receiver's lim...
High Court considers plaintiff substitution
Summary A recent High Court case considered the rules governing plaintiff substitution. The case concerned possession proceedings brought by Permanent TSB, formerly Irish Life and Permanent PLC (PTS...
Confirmation Applications in Camera: Recent Judgments
The President of the High Court has clarified the jurisdiction of the High Court to hear confirmation applications by the Medical Council (the Council) under section 76 of the Medical Practitioners Ac...