Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2018 – 5 days to provide statement of core terms of employment
Key development The Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2018 (the Act) was signed into law on 25 December last. The Act imposes significant new obligations on employers and provides for enhan...
Who's to blame?
Key pointIn litigation, the term “concurrent wrongdoer” is used to describe two or more Defendants who are responsible for the same wrongful act. Under the Civil Liability Act 1961 (the Act), it is po...
Who&'s to blame?
Key point In litigation, the term “concurrent wrongdoer” is used to describe two or more Defendants who are responsible for the same wrongful act. Under the Civil Liability Act 1961 (the Act), it is ...
Probationary periods and fair procedures
Beechside Company Ltd t/a Park Hotel Kenmare V A worker (LCR 21798) Summary There is a common misconception that fair procedures need not apply when someone is being dismissed while on probation. Th...
Food Safety - Allergens & Labelling
Beauchamps’ hosts breakfast briefing on food safety with special guest speaker, James McIntosh of safefood. On 28 November 2018, Beauchamps held an event for the food & agri sector with talks f...
Brexit – deal or no deal?
The draft Agreement for the Withdrawal of the UK from the EU, including the Protocol on Ireland and Northern Ireland was published on 14 November 2018. Withdrawal agreement The Withdrawal Agreem...
Breakfast briefing - Business Law Update 2018
Join us for our upcoming business law breakfast briefing on Wednesday, 5 December, which will explore the key legal issues that impact your role and your business on a day-to-day basis. Talks on the ...
Beauchamps appoints two new partners to their Employment & Benefits and Corporate & Commercial teams
Dublin, 15 November 2018: Beauchamps announce the appointment of two new partners to the firm with the addition of Sandra Masterson Power and Damian Maloney. The appointments bring a new dynamic to t...
Financing and fundraising in the not-for-profit and charity sector
Beauchamps’ hosts event to coincide with Charity Trustees’ Week 2018 focused on financing and fundraising issues in the charity and not-for-profits sector. On 14 November 2018, Beauchamps held an ev...
Beauchamps support Respond on their plan to deliver over 3,600 affordable new homes across Ireland in the coming years
We advise Respond, one of the largest housing associations in Ireland, on various individual development projects to help them realise their ultimate goal of delivering 3,600 affordable new homes acro...
The Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2018 – industrial relations rights for Gardaí
Update The Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2018 (the Bill) has moved a step closer to enactment. It was recently before the Dáil and has now been referred to the third stage (Committee stage) ...
Increase in merger notification thresholds welcome for commercial property transactions
New regulations will increase the financial thresholds requiring a merger notification to the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC). These changes, which take effect from 1 January 20...
The Land Development Agency: inefficient state intervention or a necessary interjection?
Key development The Land Development Agency (the LDA) was established on 13 September 2018. The objective of the LDA is nothing if not ambitious: the government has committed €1.25 billion and set a ...
Breakfast briefing - Financing & fundraising in the charity and not for profit sector
Breakfast briefing - Financing & fundraising in the charity and not for profit sector 7 November 2018 We are pleased to announce our Charity and not for profit team will host an upcoming breakfa...
Breakfast briefing - Food Safety: Allergens & Labelling
We are pleased to announce our Food & Agri Team will be hosting an upcoming breakfast briefing which will focus on food labelling and allergens. Talks on the day will be given by our resident fo...