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A section of the Companies Act 2014 will make online filing of a number of forms at the Companies Registration Office mandatory from 1 June 2017. We review the key points to note with these forms.

The Irish Minister for Justice and Equality, Mr Alan Shatter, today published the Draft Scheme of the Criminal Justice (Corruption) Bill 2012, 123 years after the enactment of the statute that is the basis of our current law – the Public Bodies Corrupt Practices Act 1889

For most employers the primary benefit of a fixed-term contract lies in the exclusion of the Unfair Dismissal Acts 1977-2011 on the expiry of the fixed-term.

Gender pay gap reporting promotes transparency and accountability in relation to the pay levels of both men and women. Its primary objective is to eliminate inequality of pay between them.

In two recent cases, the Employment Appeals Tribunal ("EAT") highlighted the importance of informed consent in the context of employees signing full and final settlement waivers.

The Irish Takeover Panel published a consultation paper on 2 February 2012, which proposes a number of changes to the Irish Takeover Act 1997, Takeover Rules, 2007 to 2008 (the "Takeover Rules" or the "Rules").

A High Court decision dealt with a potential prospect of circumventing that ruling by delaying the applicable 6 year limitation period commencement date.

The Minister for Finance's recent publication proposes to change Section 110 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 as amended by Section 40 Finance Act 2011.

Gartner predicts that by the end of this year over 6.4 billion web-enabled devices will be connected as part of the Internet of Things, an increase of 30% on 2015.

In this article we cover three legal developments of importance to TMT companies and legal advisers.

Since we began our tech law blog over 18 months ago, we have covered a wide variety of topics, ranging from 3D printing and driverless cars to online freedom of expression and the US v Microsoft case.

The eagerly awaited Data Protection Bill 2018 (Bill) was published on 1 February 2018. The Bill implements those instances where Member States ...

Last year we experienced a strong recovery for the Irish construction industry and activity trends look set to maintain this positive momentum in 2017.

2014 saw increased activity and confidence among our clients which was reflective of the recovery of the construction industry in Ireland.

The decision in the case Marks and Spencer Plc. v. BNP Paribas Securities Services Trust Company Ltd. is of significant interest to landlords and tenants in relation to the interpretation of commercial lease provisions.

More and more businesses are relying on cloud computing - for their own use and to provide their services to end customers. However, cloud computing can be a complex and fast-moving technology...

In Part 1 of our series on blockchain, our Technology team examined what blockchain and distributed ledger technologies are and how they work.