Offshore wind will play a crucial role in Ireland meeting its climate targets and reaching 70 per cent renewable electricity by 2030.

In Part 1 of the Philip Lee Green Finance Series we looked at the background to climate change crisis, the EU Green Deal, and its component parts.

We reported last month on the Irish Government's plans to introduce additional IP tax incentives arising from its April emergency budget. Details of those incentives have now been published.

Although the commercial office market is finding its feet again post Covid-19 restrictions, it certainly has not reached the buoyancy it had enjoyed previously.

A discussion on a decision of the Supreme Court, which is a ground‐breaking one in circumstances where numerous previous decisions of the High Court on the same issue had found that the Minister for Justice was not obliged to provide reasons to explain decisions in relation to the grant or refusal of certificates of naturalisation.

As it stands, numerous activities regarding the supply, purchase, and exchange of cryptocurrencies and crypto-assets often fall within the regulatory "cracks" across the EU

The last of our 4 part Philip Lee Green Finance Series looks at the integration of the EU Green Deal measures. In Part 3 we touched on the importance of preventing

The uncertainty created by the Brexit vote in 2016 has continued throughout 2017 with Brexit dominating many discussions but transaction activity has continued unabated.

Almost all of us will need to take ‘compassionate leave' at some point, to care for someone close to us. When it happens, certain rules are in place.

Corporates have made a significant contribution to the growth of renewable energy in recent years. Investment in green electricity is a key component of greenhouse gas...

One of the most significant changes under the GDPR is the new standard for obtaining consent for the processing of personal data.

The firestorm triggered by the New York Times exposé of Harvey Weinstein's many abuses of power continues to rage. Fresh allegations against celebrities are emerging on a daily basis ...

Andrew Tzialli is a partner in the Corporate team and head of the firm's Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Group.

COVID-19 may have dominated the workplace agenda in recent months – but employers in Ireland can't lose sight of any of the other issues arising in the course of the employer-employee relationship.

The High Court has ordered a wind farm operator to make discovery of raw wind farm data and other records to plaintiffs who have alleged in section 160 planning injunction proceedings that the...

The Civil Law and Criminal Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020 ("the Act") is now in force.

In the earlier parts in this Philip Lee Green Finance Series for Climate Finance Week Ireland 2020 we considered the EU Green Deal (Note 1) and the EU Taxonomy, Putting the Green in Green Finance (Note 2).

With the end of 2020 fast approaching (to the relief of many we are sure!), we would like to take this opportunity to tell you about some welcome changes to the CRO filing system, and to remind...

As a staunch Trump ally, former Attorney General Bill Barr will be remembered for a lot of things.

The government have published the Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020 (the "Bill") which in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic grants discretion to credit unions to convene wholly...