Infographic: Brexit & the impact on FBOs
We have created an infographic which analyses the impact of Brexit on Food Business Operators (FBOs). View Beauchamps' infographic on Brexit and the impact on Food Business Operators View the infogr...
Infographic: Brexit & HACCP
We have created an infographic which sets out the HACCP (Hazard Analysis & Critical Control Point) procedure for food companies to carry out, following the UK's vote to leave the UK View the info...
Beauchamps add four new partners to commercial property, construction and energy & natural resources
Beauchamps announce the addition of four new partners to key legal areas of construction & procurement, commercial property and energy & natural resources. The new partners Fiona O’Neill (Con...
Brexit – the long goodbye?
The referendum on the United Kingdom’s (UK) membership of the European Union (EU) will take place on 23 June 2016. With the clock quickly running down to the vote, there has been significant speculati...
Will Model Contract Clauses fall?
The Irish Data Protection Commissioner (the DPC) has announced her intention to seek clarification on the legal status of the EU Standard Contractual Clauses (Model Contract Clauses), following the re...
New rules on electronic identification
There have been many developments and innovations in online commerce over the past decade. It is for this reason that EU Regulation No. 910/2014 on electronic identification and trust services for el...
High Court deems termination notice defective
The High Court held on 5 April 2016 that a termination notice served on a tenant is invalid if it does not specifically state that the landlord intends to enter into a binding agreement to sell the pr...
Effect of non-registration of change of ownership of a charge
A recent Supreme Court decision looked at the effect of non-registration of the change of ownership of a charge on its enforcement. The Freemans had mortgaged a number of properties with Bank of Sco...
Legal Briefs: Distributor Affairs
Associate, Sarah-Jane Clifford, answered a reader's question on the key mistakes to avoid when negotiating and agreeing on a contract with a distributor, on the Start Up Commissioner’s Dublin Globe we...
5 tips on how to avoid a Cyber Security attack
Cyber security attacks are on the up, so we set out our top tips to help companies avoid cyber security attacks.Risk assessmentWhether a large or small, every company should carry out a comprehensive ...
Beauchamps delighted to support the Sunday Business Post Commercial Property Summit 2016
Beauchamps' Commercial Property team is pleased to announce its support of the Sunday Business Post's upcoming Commercial Property Summit 2016, which takes place on 22 June in the Gibson Hotel. The 2...
Brexit and Irish business – the fallout and the opportunities for Ireland
With the dust settling after the tumultuous decision of the United Kingdom (UK) to leave the European Union (EU), it is clear that the UK vote does not immediately alter the legal relationship between...
Imposition of a mandatory retirement age: age discrimination?
In light of a number of recent European decisions, the thorny question has remained whether or not employers are entitled to impose a mandatory retirement age on employees in Ireland. Many employers ...
The dos and don’ts of employment references
Employers should ensure that guidance on employment references is incorporated into their policies and procedures. The following are some general recommendations for employers to follow when providin...
Criminal convictions: when can an employer look beyond the company gate?
The Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (the Act) came into operation on 26 April 2016 and has implications for employers who are recruiting new employees into their ...