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 ...
Discretionary bonus payments: are they really discretionary?
The issue of discretionary bonuses and allowances was recently considered in the context of the Payment of Wages Act 1991 (the 1991 Act) in the case of Cleary & Others v B&Q Ireland Limited (H...
Download: the process for separation in Ireland flowchart
Beauchamps' private client & family law team have created a series of flowcharts to demystify some key private client and family law issues that individuals and their families may encounter during...
Beauchamps' head of IP named as one of the top 250 female IP practitioners in the world
Our head of intellectual property, Maureen Daly, has been named as one of the top 250 women in IP in the 2016 edition of Managing Intellectual Property – IP STARS. The list recognises accomplished fe...
High Court permits discovery documents to be used for additional purposes
When a party is in receipt of discovery documents from an opposing party in litigation, it is under an implied undertaking not to use those documents for any purpose other than the particular proceedi...