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...
Who is a consumer for the purposes of consumer protection legislation?
The European Court of Justice recently considered a case referred to it by a Romanian court, Horatiu Ovidiu Costea v SC Volksbank Romania SA C-110/14. This case involved the interesting question of w...
Important new rules for retailers and wholesalers operating in Ireland
The Consumer Protection Act 2007 (Grocery Goods Undertakings) Regulations 2016 One of the final pieces of law introduced before the dissolution of the government was the Consumer Protection Act 2007 ...
EU Trade Reform – What brand owners need to know
New legislation which will overhaul the Community Trade Mark regime takes effect next month when the EU Trade Mark Regulation No. 2015/2424 comes into force on 23 March 2016. The purpose of the amendm...
Beauchamps’ private client team launch "Ireland's Private Client Blog"
Beauchamps' private client & family law team is delighted to announce the launch of Ireland’s Private Client Blog. This blog is designed to keep clients up-to-date on the key private client and...