Analysis

A business leader first and foremost is how Sarah Irwin, head of legal and company secretary at Tines, a fast-growing Irish tech start-up, describes herself – rather than a traditional in-house lawyer. And Ms Irwin, who has packed a lot of variety into her career, is now bringing like-minded p

A recent Court of Appeal judgment, In the matter of a Bankruptcy Petition by Allied Irish Banks PLC v Flynn [2022] IECA 60, confirms that the Rules of the Superior Courts can be used to substitute a creditor in bankruptcy proceedings. The background of this case was that AIB sold a debt to Everyday

Katherine McVeigh BL and Anne Conlon BL examine the key provisions of Ireland's proposed sick pay scheme. The recently published Sick Leave Bill 2021 intends to legislate for the first statutory sick pay scheme for all employees, both in the public and private sector.

On 31 March, justice minister Helen McEntee announced the introduction of the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022, which aims to overhaul the current system for judicial appointments in Ireland. The legislative proposals arrived to much fanfare from the Department of Justice, with the bill be

The run-up to next month’s Northern Ireland Assembly elections has been dominated by the lingering impact of Brexit, with unionist opposition to the Northern Ireland Protocol threatening to prevent the formation of a new power-sharing Executive. But Naomi Long, leader of the cross-community Al

Employment law solicitor Richard Grogan considers the outcome in a recent case involving settlement agreements and waivers. This issue arose in the case of Philomena Hennessy and Ladbrooks Payments (Ireland) Limited and Ladbrooks (Ireland) [2022] IEHC 60, being a decision of Ms Justice Bolger delive

Matheson partner Ailbhe Dennehy examines two recent decisions of the Workplace Relations Commission which carry warnings for employers. Two separate unfair dismissal cases, where the complainants were awarded approximately €120,000 each, serve as a cautionary tale for employers and highlight th

In a written judgment delivered on the 7th of February 2022, Holland J explained why he granted summary judgment to the sum of €567,540.12 against the defendants in Allied Irish Banks Plc v Kharwar Wasim and Saher Khawar [2022] IEHC 62 (hereinafter Kharwar). His reasons can be summarised in thr

Claire Edgar, family law partner at Belfast-based Francis Hanna & Co Solicitors, comments on major changes to divorce in England and Wales. This week saw the introduction of no-fault divorce in England and Wales.

Cathy Smith SC examines a recent decision of the Supreme Court that examines the concepts of permanent employee and fixed term employee in the context of acting-up, an issue that arises, particularly in the health service, for a range of reasons – hiring freezes, retirements and the changing n

Michael Walsh, partner at ByrneWallace LLP, shares details of the Law Society of Ireland's work to streamline and speed up the pace of property conveyancing. Amid discussions about stimulating supply to meet the housing crisis, and necessary planning reform, rumblings continue about the property tra

Arthur Cox partners Rosemary Lundy and Richard Armstrong set out the key dates and next steps for the UK's new standard contractual clauses for personal data transfer. Data protection rules in the EU and United Kingdom generally restrict transfers of personal data to third countries which have a leg

William Fry partners Jeffrey Greene and Nuala Clayton consider the latest case law on whistleblowing in Ireland. With Ireland due to implement the EU Whistleblowing Directive in the coming months, the Supreme Court has recently issued a key decision regarding what constitutes a protected disclosure

Sarah Mulholland, associate at TLT, looks at new climate legislation introduced in Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland will soon have its first ever legislation to tackle climate change after Stormont passed an amended form of the Climate Change Bill brought forward by the Minister for the Department

Frank Flanagan, partner at Mason Hayes & Curran (MHC), examines how cases involving delays are now being treated in the Irish courts. The rules of court set time limits, which are often more honoured in the breach than the observance. However, the courts have been becoming less tolerant of delay