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Against a backdrop of a housing shortage and a homeless crisis, legislative steps have been taken to permit the construction of high-density residential accommodation in urban areas.

A look at the key legal and regulatory developments impacting sectors across the economy including energy, construction & engineering, real estate, industrials, transport and digital infrastructure.

The Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform, Paschal Donohoe, has announced that liability caps will be included in public works contracts and in the standard conditions of engagement...

Construction projects carry inherent risks, and the allocation and management of these risks is often a key area of contention when negotiating international ...

Ireland's construction and property markets are evolving rapidly. Our Ireland Market View brings together expert construction market data...

Damien English, Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment has formally made a sectoral employment order regarding the construction industry entitled the Sectoral Employment Order...

Our July 2018 briefing set out some key points for consideration by property owners on receipt of a vacant site notice from a planning authority.

The Minister for Housing and Planning has launched two new initiatives to enhance co-ordination and oversight of the planning system.

To collate a set of phrases which best encapsulate 2023, from a construction sector perspective, such a 'bucket' would include cost inflation, supplier stress, access to skilled labour...

In its press release published last night, the Government announced that the Minister for Finance, Paschal Donohoe TD...

The neighbour asked the Court to order that the wind farm be dismantled because the wind farm was not built in accordance with the planning permission.

Legal and regulatory developments impacting sectors across the economy, including energy, construction and engineering, transport and digital infrastructure.

The Construction Contracts Act 2013 finally come into effect and applies to all relevant projects which commenced after 25 July 2016.

The Irish Government recently published the amendments to the Irish Public Works Contracts. The amendments arise out of the Review of the Public Works Contracts conducted over the last 18 months.

The High Court in Ireland quashed a decision by a County Council not to register a certificate of compliance on completion (a "Certificate") under the Building Control Regulations 1997 (the "Regulations").

We recently acted in successful judicial review of a planning order relating to DART Underground, which had effectively frozen our client’s lands on the proposed route.

Adjudication has become increasingly popular as a forum for resolving payment disputes in Ireland. With mounting materials costs and ongoing labour shortages, construction disputes are on the rise.

A discussion on the Construction Contracts Bill.