Checklist for commercial contracts
When negotiating and drafting commercial contracts, there are some key common issues which should be considered by businesses. Parties Are the parties sufficiently identified? Have all the appr...
Managing Partner, John White, interviewed in Business Plus’ Commercial Law Survey 2016
Our Managing Partner, John White, gives an interview to Business Plus magazine for their Commercial Law Survey 2016. Activity "We have taken on over 45 people in the last year including four new par...
Beauchamps finalists in the 2016 Irish Law Awards
Beauchamps is very pleased to have been shortlisted in three categories for this year's AIB Private Banking Irish Law Awards. The awards aim to identify, honour, and publicise outstanding achievement...
Directors Loans under the Companies Act 2014
While much of the focus will be on the new forms of private companies, it is also important to note other changes under the Companies Act 2014 (the Act), including new provisions in relation to the tr...
When will the courts direct litigants to resolve their dispute via mediation?
The Court of Appeal refused to adjourn litigation to accommodate mediation because it was not a suitable means of dispute resolution. Alternative Dispute Resolution and the Courts In 2010, new court...
Pioneering partnerships at Clare Village wins Chartered Institute of Housing award
Congratulations to Túath, who in collaboration with our client NAMA Social Housing, Dublin City Council, the Dublin Region Homeless Executive, Focus Ireland, and the Peter McVerry Trust, scooped the ‘...
Is there an obligation to inform customers that commission is earned on a sale?
The High Court has determined that a money lender, which acted as an intermediary for an insurance underwriter, was in breach of its duty to a customer by not disclosing its relationship with the unde...
Beauchamps lawyers highly ranked in Chambers Global 2016
Beauchamps has once again been highly rated in the Chambers Global rankings for 2016. Chambers Global researches the legal markets of 190 countries, identifying the leading lawyers and law firms in E...
Dos and don’ts of making discovery
Discovery is a crucial part of the litigation process where parties to the proceedings must disclose to the other side the existence of all relevant documents within their “power, possession or procur...
Court sets aside fraudulent transfer of property between spouses
The Court of Appeal found that voluntary transfers of property from a husband to his wife were fraudulent even though his creditor only became a creditor eleven years after the transfers. Timeline of...
Exemption for directors from filing their private residential address in the CRO
The Companies Act 2014 contains some welcome innovations in company law, however, it also presents some legal quirks such as the procedure for a director to avail of an exemption from filing the detai...
New rules for users of CCTV systems
Companies that use CCTV systems should familiarise themselves with and comply with the recent guidance note from the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (the DPC) regarding the use of such syst...
New rules for drone users
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles or “Drones” are increasingly becoming popular for civilian use. However, whether used for recreational or commercial purposes, operators of drones need to be aware of their le...
New obligations for online traders – Are you compliant?
Under new regulations online businesses must provide an easily accessible link to the European Commission’s online dispute resolution platform (ODR Platform) on their websites along with their email a...
The Companies Act 2014: reduction of company capital in limited companies
Why reduce company capital? Companies reduce capital for a number of reasons including the repayment of funds to shareholders, extinguishing a liability on capital not paid up or to create distributa...