Corporate Social Responsibility Update
In addition to continuing to support Pieta House we have enjoyed being involved in many other fundraising initiatives, charity works, community support and business events upon which we are pleased to ...
Nearly a Quarter of all Road Traffic Fatalities are Work Related
Employers should consider in their health and safety risk assessments the hazards associated with employees driving vehicles as part of their job. This is often overlooked yet is a major ...
How will the General Data Protection Regulation affect your business?
Businesses may be affected when new data protection regulations come into force in May 2018. Breaches could result in businesses being fined and liable to pay compensation to data ...
Feeling the Chill in Europe
A recent European regulation permits applications to court for orders freezing bank accounts in various other European countries. This relief is available before judgment proceedings are issued, in the ...
Judgment Day: MIBI and Setanta Insurance Liquidation
The Supreme Court has ruled that the Motor Insurers’ Bureau of Ireland (“MIBI”) is not liable to meet the cost of claims against former policyholders of the now defunct ...
Do you know who owns your business? And how do new regulations make it matter?
With a view to preventing money-laundering, tax evasion and other criminal activities, new regulations aim to ensure that the individuals who ultimately own or control Irish companies (“Beneficial Owners”) ...
Responsibilities of Executors When Selling Property
Acting as an executor can be an onerous obligation. It is important at an early stage in the administration process to understand the responsibilities of an executor to avoid any ...
Landmark Supreme Court Judgment on Costs – Sheehan (minor) v Corr
On 15th June 2017, the Supreme Court gave a decision in the case of Isabelle Sheehan (a minor) v David Corr which has been described by the Law Society as ...
HOMS News Issue 1 2017
Martin Luther King once said, “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” ...
General Scheme of the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (Amendment) Bill 2017 is Published
On 30th June 2017 the General Scheme of the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (Amendment) Bill 2017 was published. The Bill addresses the recommendations made by the Cost of Insurance Working ...