We are hearing more of our employees saying that they are feeling anxious and stressed due to the change in current work practices; working from home and juggling childcare. How do we handle it?

Non-performing loans (NPLs) and, in particular, the potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on levels of residential mortgage arrears remains a high priority for the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI).

Matheson's construction / infrastructure specialists have taken the temperature of the construction sector with respect to existing / ongoing Covid-19...

The Residential Tenancies and Valuation Act 2020 ("the Act") came into eect on the 1 August 2020 to replace the Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (COVID-19) Act 2020 ("Act of 2020").

As the COVID-19 outbreak initially swept across the globe, disrupting commercial operations and markets on an unprecedented scale, our clients raised many queries regarding the mechanisms available to minimise the risk ...

UK Organisations which do business in Ireland and process personal data often assume that compliance with the GDPR is sufficient in order to process the personal data of Irish...

The Irish government has introduced the Temporary COVID-19 Wage Subsidy Scheme to incentivise employers to retain employees on the payroll where possible...

The outbreak of Covid-19 throughout every single EU Member State has resulted economic disruption on a scale which has never been experienced by the EU before. As a result of this disruption...

In a highly anticipated judgment, the Commercial Court has ruled in favour of four plaintiff publicans (plaintiffs) in litigation initiated against FBD Insurance plc (FBD)...

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has introduced a host of new data protection and cyber security risks. We explore below some of the most topical cyber and data protection issues for organisations to consider.

The scheme is expected to last for 12 weeks and will be available to employers who keep employees on payroll during the pandemic. It is thus a potentially vital subsidy for businesses experiencing short term financial difficulty...

The shutters have been pulled down on much of Irish life as the country, along with the rest of the world, grapples with the mounting numbers of cases of COVID-19

The shutters have been pulled down on much of Irish life as the country, along with the rest of the world, grapples with the mounting numbers of cases of COVID-19 appearing on all parts of the island.

The July Stimulus Plan (SP), announced on 23 July 2020, will provide over EUR 7 billion in government funding to help boost Irish economic recovery in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis.

In a recent decision, the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) found that an employee was constructively dismissed when her employer rejected her request to work from home at the onset...

The Covid-19 pandemic brings uncertainty and financial obstacles both for businesses and consumers. In an effort to mitigate the economic maelstrom threatened by this global pandemic.

As 2020 drew to a close, lenders, borrowers and other finance professionals had well and truly adjusted to the "new normal" and remote working lockdown restrictions had very little noticeable...

In October 2020, in response to the pandemic, a group of developing countries, led by India and South Africa, submitted a proposal to the World Trade Organisation ("WTO")

UPDATE: This Insight provides an update to our previous Insight published on 26 March 2020 prior to enactment of the Bill.

On Monday this week the Government announced that Ireland will enter into Level 5 of the framework of restrictions provided for in the ‘Resilience and Recovery 2020-2021: Plan for Living with COVID-19