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News / April, 2021

A Brief Look into the New Personal Injuries Guidelines

Introduction
On the 6th of March 2021, the Judicial Council voted in favour of adopting the New Personal Injuries Guidelines (“the Guidelines”) drafted by the Personal…

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News / April, 2021

New Rules Allow for Remote Execution of Affidavits

The Rules of the Superior Courts (Affidavits) 2021 (S.I. No. 127/2021) came into effect on 31 March 2021 and will be welcomed by many practitioners and clients around the country….

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News / March, 2021

Chambers Europe 2021 Recommends Whitney Moore

The recently published 2021 edition of Chambers Europe recommends Whitney Moore in a number of practice areas and has individually ranked 7 of our solicitors. This recognition for…

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News / March, 2021

Substituted Planning Consent:  no longer a feasible option

An Taisce/ Peter Sweetman v An Bord Pleanala and J. McQuaid Quarries Limited
The judgment of the Supreme Court handed down on 1st July 2020 in the case of An Taisce/ Peter…

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News / March, 2021

International Women’s Day 2021 – Closing the Gap #ChooseToChallenge

Monday 8 March 2021 – International Women’s Day, and just in time for the occasion, the European Commission released a proposal for a directive on pay transparency to ensure…

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News / February, 2021

Changes to Ireland’s Visa Requirements and Employment Permit System

The Department of Justice has announced new measures in an effort to tackle the most recent wave of Covid-19. These changes are set to affect mostly passport holders from…

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News / February, 2021

New Workplace Bullying Code of Practice

A new code on workplace bullying has been published by the Workplace Relations Commission (“WRC”) in conjunction with the Health Safety Authority (“HSA”). The Code of…

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News / February, 2021

Employee Wins Constructive Dismissal Case Following Rejection of Remote Working Request

Employers may have been surprised to read in early January of this year that an employee was awarded compensation after being refused the option of working from home during the…

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News / February, 2021

Budget 2021 – What are the changes to employment law?

The Budget plan for 2021 which was announced in October 2020 focused on the impact of the pandemic on businesses and workers. The Irish Government committed to delivering one of…

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News / February, 2021

Protected Disclosures – Recent Case Law and the New Whistleblower’s Directive

In December 2020, the High Court¹ heard an appeal from the Labour Court on whether the failure by an employer to act upon a protected disclosure did not amount to penalisation…

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News / March, 2024

BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE EU ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ACT

Overview
The Council of the European Union defines artificial intelligence (AI) as “the use of digital technology to create systems capable of performing tasks commonly thought…

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News / December, 2023

Screening Ireland’s Future: The Third Country Transactions Act 2023

The Third Country Transactions Act 2023 (the 2023 Act) is a legislative initiative aimed at regulating and monitoring financial transactions involving third countries. Third…

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News / December, 2023

Navigating Capital Reduction in Business Sales: Avoiding Pitfalls

Brendan Ringrose, Partner has published an article entitled “Navigating Capital Reduction in Business Sales: Avoiding Pitfalls” in Accountancy Plus December Issue…

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