Beauchamps advises owners of Fastway Couriers on its sale
We advised the owners of Fastway Couriers in its sale to senior management and Irish and multinational-backed investor MML. This transaction was led by head of corporate, Shaun O’Shea, and supported...
New Mediation Bill published
The long awaited Mediation Bill 2017 (Mediation Bill) was recently published by the Department of Justice and Equality. It has the general objective to promote mediation as a viable, effective and ef...
Beauchamps highly recommended in Legal 500 2017
Beauchamps is pleased to announce that we have been highly recommended by our clients across a number of practice areas in Chambers Europe 2017. Legal 500 coverage 2017 banking and finance At Beauc...
Dublin Globe Interview - Legal Briefs: On Share Options
Partner, Máire Cunningham, spoke with Dublin Globe about her insights into the start up and tech sector, including discussing everything companies need to know about share options. Read the original a...
Selling your business: share sale or asset sale?
Partner, Edward Evans, recently wrote an article for Business Plus on selling a business through either a share sale or an asset sale. Read the original article here or below. Selling your business:...
Beauchamps represent eight major film and television studios in landmark case for the film industry. Websites blocked over digital piracy
The Commercial Court (a division of the High Court) has ordered nine Irish internet service providers (ISPs) to block access to three websites that provide internet users with free unauthorised access...
Beauchamps highly recommended in Chambers Europe 2017
Beauchamps is pleased to announce that we have been highly recommended by our clients across a number of practice areas in Chambers Europe 2017. Chambers Europe coverage 2017 Banking & Finance ...
Beauchamps finalists for Irish Law Awards 2017 in three categories
We are delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted as finalists in the following categories for the Irish Law Awards: Banking, Finance/Restructuring & Insolvency Team of the Year Em...
Beauchamps highly recommended in Chambers Global 2017
Beauchamps’ corporate / M&A, banking and litigation practices have been highly rated in the Chambers Global rankings for 2017. Chambers Global researches the legal markets of 190 countries, iden...
Below de minimis trading and negative demand
All generators with an export capacity of greater than 10MW must register in the Single Electricity Market (SEM). However, where a project is below 10MW the SEM rules allow it to be registered as “neg...
The High Court reduces obligation on banks to monitor the winding up of corporate customers
The High Court, in a recent decision, applied new Company Law provisions governing how banks deal with corporate customers who are in the process of liquidation. Old provision Pursuant to se...
When it comes to litigation, you can’t have two bites at the cherry
The High Court has determined that a Defendant is not permitted to take a tactical decision to hold back a part of their case in reserve for use in future litigation against the same or related partie...
Changes to Circuit Court jurisdiction
The Civil Liability and Courts Act 2004 (Commencement) Order (S.I. 2/2017) (Order) was signed on 11 January 2017, amending the jurisdiction of the Circuit Court. The provisions of the Order and the ...
Claiming legal privilege – guidelines for discovery process
The decision of the High Court in McMahon v Irish Aviation Authority [2016] IEHC 221 serves as a useful practical aid on claiming privilege. In this case, the Plaintiff challenged the Defendant’s ...
Construction Contracts Act 2013
The Construction Contracts Act 2013 (the Act) is now in operation, just over three years after its enactment on 29 July 2013. The Act aims to ensure construction companies have regular cash flow and...