Foods for specific groups
Regulation 609/2013 on Foods Intended for Infants and Young Children, Food for Special Medical Purposes and Total Diet Replacement for Weight Control (the Regulation) entered into force on 20 July 201...
Allergens – non-prepacked food
The Food Information to Consumers Regulation 1169/2011 requires that allergen information must be provided to consumers on all food, including non-prepacked foods. The requirement for providing aller...
Security for costs – how much is enough?
Mark Heslin looks at approaches taken by the Superior Courts as to the amount of security a plaintiff may be required to provide in a litigation action. In Ticket Generator Limited v. Dublin Airport ...
High Court provides guidance on planning applications within a Strategic Development Zone
A recent judgement of the High Court has given important insight into the rules governing planning applications for developments within a Strategic Development Zone (SDZ). Justice Haughton quashed a ...
Beware merger control clearance in commercial property transactions
The Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014 (the 2014 Act) established the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) and introduced changes to the Irish merger control regime, with si...
Shareholder Disputes - Discounting minority shareholding
With increased economic activity, shareholder disputes, especially in small private companies tend to be more common. The fundamental issue in any such dispute normally boils down to the question of s...
Buying a property at auction
Preparation is key when buying a property at auction and to protect themselves, purchasers need be aware of the essential steps they should take before the auction, on the day of the auction and after...
Beauchamps appoints Barry Cahir as partner and head of Insolvency & Restructuring Practice
"Cahir is recognised expert in contentious and non-contentious insolvency, restructuring and corporate recovery law." Beauchamps Dublin, 9 November 2016: Beauchamps announce the addi...
New code of practice for the governance of State Bodies
A new code of practice for the governance of State bodies (the Code) has been published by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform and came into force on 1 September 2016. The Code provides f...
Executive immigration and employment permits
The new employment permits online system is now live and up and running. It is hoped that the new system will bring about faster turn-around times and facilitate easier online submission of supporting...
General tips for conducting bullying investigations
At the outset it is important that there is an up to date policy dealing with bullying at work, as well as training provided for managers on how to manage potential bullying issues before they escalat...
Update on Restrictive Covenants – are they enforceable?
The English High Court was once again required to assess the enforceability of restrictive covenants in the recent case of case of Bartholomews Agri Food Limited v Michael Andrew Thornton. This deci...
Employment compliance: 5 employment law risks that employers need to watch out for
Employment law is constantly evolving and employers have to tread carefully to protect their businesses from potential risks. The following are five common issues to watch out for. Employment contrac...
New paternity leave entitlements
Some important news for companies, as the new Paternity Leave and Benefits Act 2016 (the Act) has introduced a parental leave entitlement. The Act provides for a two week paternity leave entitlement ...
Beneficial Ownership Register– time to act!
New regulations (the Regulations) came into operation on 15 November 2016, giving effect to part of the Fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (the Directive). The full Directive is required to be tr...