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Proposed changes on Compulsory Purchase Orders in Ireland
Key Contacts: Brendan O'Connor - Senior Associate | Harry O'Malley - Associate The Law Reform Commission (the “LRC”) has recently published a report on the Compulsory Acquisition of Land together with a draft bill entitled “the Acquisition of Land Bill 2023”. The...
Philip Lee Healthcare, Pharmaceutical and Life Science Update Q1 2023
Key Contacts: Ronan Dunne - Partner | Marie Kinsella - Partner Welcome to the latest update from the Philip Lee Healthcare, Pharmaceutical and Life Science group in respect of the first quarter of 2023. This update covers a range of topics: General Regulatory –...
Progress on the Artificial Intelligence Act – are we there yet?
Key Contacts: Sean McElligott - Partner Euractiv is reporting that yesterday, following months of intense negotiations, members of the European Parliament have bridged their differences and reached a provisional political deal on the world’s first Artificial...
Legal 500 EMEA Green Guide
Key Contacts: Lev Gantly - Partner | Alice Whittaker - Partner Philip Lee is pleased to share that we have been recognised in the Legal 500 EMEA Green Guide. The guide acknowledges the leading law firms that actively engage with sustainability through client...
The Core Carbon Principles: implications for market participants
Key Contacts: Lev Gantly - Partner | Anna Hickey - Partner | Simon O'Neill - Partner | Tom Conway - Partner | Gerald Byrne - Partner | Inez Cullen - Partner | Philip Lee - Partner The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (the IC-VCM) recently...
MiCA – A new dawn in the Regulation of Crypto and Digital Assets in the EU
Key Contacts: Andrew Tzialli - Partner Whilst the crypto and digital asset industry remains an emerging market, it continues to rapidly gain traction across the globe. However, due to the often lack of regulatory frameworks, investors and traders have been facing...
New PPSN Requirement at the Companies Registration Office
Key Contacts: Patrick Butler - Company Secretary With effect from 23 April 2023, the Companies Registration Office (the “CRO”) has confirmed that company directors of Irish companies will be required to provide their personal public service numbers (“PPSN”) or a...
Work Life Balance Bill to become law in days
Key Contact: Patrick Walshe - Partner Introduction It is anticipated that the Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022 will be signed into law by the President imminently. This update focuses on the changes implemented by the legislation in relation...
Priority actions identified to enhance project delivery under the National Development Plan
Key Contacts: Angelyn Rowan - Partner | Keri Crossen - Partner | Hugh Cummins - Partner | Laura Mullen - Senior Associate On 29 March 2023, the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform (the “Minister”) announced a package of...
New measures to assist SMEs (and the public sector) in public procurement
Key Contact: Kerri Crossen - Partner | Patrick Kane- Senior Associate On 28 March 2023, the Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform published Circular 05/23 (the “2023 Circular”), a document including best practice and obligations on contracting...
M&A Insights 2022 in review – A cross-border deal insight guide
Key Contact: Eoghan Doyle - Partner | Andrew Tzialli - Partner We are delighted to introduce the fourth edition of the Philip Lee M&A Insights guide. In this edition, we review deal activity across 2022, and consider the outlook for the year ahead. This guide...
Philip Lee appoints Eimear Collins as new dispute resolution and litigation partner
Pictured above: Eimear Collins with head of dispute resolution and litigation, Damien Young. Key Contact: Eimear Collins - Partner Philip Lee is very pleased to announce the appointment of Eimear Collins as a partner in its dispute resolution and litigation group....