Revenue issues guidelines on stamp duty rebate for commercial property developed for residential purposes
The Revenue Commissioners (Revenue) have issued guidelines on the criteria for a stamp duty refund for certain residential property developments. Following changes under the 2018 Budget, a 6% rate of...
Beauchamps’ Chair Appointed to Board of Institute of Directors
Imelda Reynolds, Partner and Chairperson of Beauchamps, has been appointed to the board of the Institute of Directors in Ireland (IoD). The IoD, which has a membership of over 2,700 directors and busi...
High Court finds that a Bank’s awareness of a lease does not constitute consent
An issue which often arises before the Irish courts is the failure of a landlord to obtain a bank’s prior consent to the creation of a lease over mortgaged property. It now settled law, that a failur...
Beauchamps proudly sponsors the Contribution to Leinster Rugby award at this year's Leinster Awards Ball
Beauchamps were delighted to sponsor and present the Contribution to Leinster Rugby Award to Hugh Woodhouse of Mullingar RFC this year at the Leinster Rugby Awards. At this event, players were honour...
Beauchamps advise Kennedy Wilson on acquisition of the Elysian Complex in Cork
We advised global real estate investment company, Kennedy Wilson, on the acquisition of the Elysian Complex in Cork. The Elysian Complex, which consists of 206 apartments, 67,600 sq ft of retail and ...
The Supreme Court clarifies the calculation of damages for professional negligence in the context of a property market fluctuation
In an important judgment, the Supreme Court dramatically reduced the level of damages awarded to a plaintiff from €11 million to €5.2 million. Delivering the Court’s unanimous judgment, Mr Justice O’D...
Supreme Court finds that cap on guarantor’s liability not a restriction on the award of interest
In a recent decision, the Supreme Court held that a clause in a guarantee creating a cap on a guarantor’s liability for a debt did not prevent a court from awarding court interest resulting in a total...
Discovery, Confidentiality and the Commercial Law Practitioner
Commercial entities, faced with the obligation to make discovery in legal proceedings, may well have very real concerns arising from the confidentiality or commercial sensitivity of documents, concern...
Steps to enforce a Residential Tenancies Board Determination Order in the District Court
When a landlord or tenant seeks assistance from the Residential Tenancies Board (the RTB) in resolving a residential tenancy dispute, they will receive a legally binding determination order from the R...
Minister for Housing obtains Cabinet approval to publish General Scheme of a new Residential Tenancies Bill
The Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, Eoghan Murphy (the Minister) obtained consent from the Cabinet to publish a general scheme of a new Residential Tenancies Bill (the Bill) on 17...
High Court rules in the first Irish case on the “right to be forgotten”
The High Court has delivered its first judgment on the “right to be forgotten” in Ireland. This follows the landmark decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in Google Spain SL &a...
Beauchamps finalists for Irish Law Awards 2018 in four categories
We are delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted as finalists in the following categories for the Irish Law Awards: Leinster (incl. Dublin) Employment Law Firm/Lawyer of the Year Lei...
GDPR Compliance: It’s Not Too Late To Take Action
Partner, Maureen Daly, recently wrote an article for Business Plus on what businesses need to know ahead of the new General Data Protection Regulations which are coming into place soon. Read the origi...
Suppliers of luxury products can prohibit sales via third- party internet platforms
The Court of Justice of the European Union (the Court) has clarified in its recent judgment in Coty Germany GmbH v Parfümerie Akzente GmbH that suppliers of luxury goods can restrict the online sale o...
Can a litigant be compelled to make a data access request to aid discovery?
In a recent application, the High Court had to decide on the novel question of whether a defendant should be ordered to make discovery of documents that he can obtain on foot of a request under the Da...