Sinéad Mannion, Senior Associate, has joined BHSM's Corporate Department. Sinéad specialises in corporate transactions. She has acted for clients, both domestic and international, in acquisitions, ...

The decision by the High Court to uphold the claims by Pub owners under the business interruption aspects of their Public House insurance policies with FBD Insurance...

The 2021 commercial rates waiver will be applied in the first quarter of 2021 to businesses most seriously affected by restrictions.

As of 23 April 2021, firms involved in the provision of crypto-asset services will note the commencement of certain sections of the Criminal Justice...

As part of the Government's package of measures to support the hospitality industry, a waiver of the Excise Duty for On-Licences and the Stamp Duty required..

The Help to Buy Scheme was introduced in July 2016 to help first-time buyers buy or self-build a new residential property.

The current maximum period of protection for companies under examinership has been extended to 150 days, with an increase of a further 50 days.

Recent times has seen the practice of the bulk buying of homes by large institutional investors in estates across Ireland. This has taken away the opportunity from many individuals and families to buy their own home.

The Department of Business, Enterprise and Employment, currently headed up by the Tánaiste and Leader of Fine Gael, Leo Varadkar...

The interim period of the Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) (COVID-19) Act 2020 ("the Act") has been extended to 31 December 2021 following government approval last week.

An issue which often comes up when a borrower defaults is establishing what can be recouped by a lender in the course of enforcement. In order to redeem a loan, both the capital made available and interest accrued must be repaid to the lender.

Awareness of health and wellness, in society at large and in our places of business, has reached an all-time high. Even before COVID-19, the world of business and by extension those concerned...

The Residential Tenancies Act 2020 is another piece of emergency legislation that has evolved as a result of COVID-19 it recognises the difficulties that would be faced by tenants in finding alternative accommodation ...

COVID-19 is already presenting new legal challenges for businesses and employers in a number of key areas, including employment law, data & privacy and landlord and tenant matters...

BHSM has gained significant experience in advising and assisting clients in navigating these unfamiliar supply chains in recent months.

The recent Case of Oyster Shuckers Limited T/A KLAW (1) v Architecture Manufacture Support (EU) Limited and Wooi Heong Tan [2020] IEHC 527 tested the argument of whether COVID-19

There will be many issues for Irish companies on foot of Brexit. One issue is the requirement to have a director who is resident in one of the EU / EEA countries.

The Copyright and Other Intellectual Property Law Provisions Act 2019 ("the Act") came into full operation on 2 December 2019.

The logistics market in Ireland has begun 2021 as the golden child of the property sector. The economic and political climate in the past number of years has helped to shape and grow...

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