Restrictions in Leases Can Breach Competition Law
In late 2018, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) for the first time took competition law enforcement action in relation to a lease. Heathrow airport agreed to pay a fine of £1.6 million f...
Immigrant Investor Programme update - guidelines issued
The Department of Justice and Equality recently issued new guidelines on the application process for the Immigrant Investor Programme (the IIP). In a recent alert we provided details of the backgroun...
Restriction of Online Sales and Competition Law
Summary The European Commission has recently fined the clothing company Guess €40 million for restricting retailers from online advertising and making cross-border sales of Guess products. The decis...
Legislating to close the Gender Pay Gap
International Women's Day presents a timely opportunity to review progress in relation to legislating for the Irish Gender Pay Gap (the GPG). There are currently 2 separate Bills progressing through...
Beauchamps Celebrates International Women's Day 2019
On 7 March 2019, Beauchamps was delighted to host a pre International Women’s Day celebration for clients and friends of the firm. The event which took place in Marco Pierre White’s restaurant in Don...
Data Protection Commission publishes first Annual Report
The Commissioner for Data Protection, Helen Dixon, has published the first annual report (Report) of the new Data Protection Commission (DPC) covering the period 25 May to 31 December 2018. The comp...
Government publishes omnibus Brexit bill
Omnibus bill The omnibus bill intended to deal with a no-deal Brexit was published by the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Simon Coveney on 22 February 2019. A no deal Brexit means that t...
No deal Brexit & UK resident directors of Irish Companies
With some exceptions, Irish companies are required to have at least one director who is resident in a member state of the European Economic Area (EEA). If the UK leaves the EU on 29 March without a ...
Beauchamps Family Business Legal Masterclass - 27 February
Join us for our upcoming Family Business Legal Masterclass in partnership with DCU's National Centre fro Family Business on Wednesday, 27 February. This masterclass will explore the key legal issues ...
Beauchamps Partner and Head of Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Emma Keegan, wins big at Client Choice Awards 2019
On 7 February 2019, the winners of the 2019 Client Choice awards were announced and winners were honoured at a celebratory gala dinner in London. Emma Keegan, Partner and Head of the Litigation and D...
Safer Internet Day
How can employers ensure that their staff are using the Internet for the right reasons? In a constantly developing technological world, the Internet has evolved to become one of the main default tool...
Beneficial Ownership Registers for Trusts
The European Union (Anti-Money Laundering: Beneficial Ownership of Trusts) Regulations 2019 (SI16/2019) (the Regulations) were signed by the Minister for Finance on 29 January 2019. The Regulations ...
High Court considers distinction between ‘defect’ and ‘damage’ in professional negligence disputes
Key point The High Court recently issued an important decision considering the distinction between damage and defect, when these become apparent and their effect on the Statute of Limitations. The c...
Blue Monday - Mental Health in the Workplace
The third Monday of January has been awarded the gloomy title of ‘Blue Monday’ due to a combination of post-Christmas blues, dark winter nights, debts from festive season excesses and the pressure of ...
Immigration Investor Programme update
Key Development – 2019 dates for applications under the Immigration Investor Programme (IIP) The Immigration Investor Programme (IIP) is open to non EEA nationals and their families who commit to an...