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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....

Experian ranks Philip Lee as a top 10 M&A legal advisor in Ireland for 2022
Key Contact: Andreas McConnell - Partner | Eoghan Doyle - Partner Philip Lee has been ranked as a top 10 M&A legal advisor by deal volume in the Irish market in Experian’s MarketIQ United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland M&A Review for 2022. We are delighted...

Global warming: the real enemy
Key Contact: Alice Whittaker - Partner | Lev Gantly - Partner | Maeve Delargy - Senior Associate Published in Eolas Magazine, 16 February 2023. Alice Whittaker, Lev Gantly and Maeve Delargy feature in the Offshore Wind Report in the latest Eolas Magazine, discussing...

The European Union (Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions) Regulations 2022
Key Contact: Patrick Walshe - Partner As published on Legal Island, 2 February 2023. Introduction The European Union (Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions) Regulations 2022 (“the Regulations”) became law in Ireland on 16 December 2022[1]. The Regulations...

Five female-founded firms selected for new scale-up programme by Endeavor Ireland and Philip Lee LLP
Key Contact: Anna Hickey - Partner | Ita O'Sullivan - Consultant | Mary Hennessy - Senior Associate Five women founded companies have been selected to take part in Endeavor Ireland’s Scale Up Programme for Women Entrepreneurs, supported by Philip Lee. This unique...

Philip Lee Healthcare, Pharmaceutical and Life Science Update Q4 2022
Key Contact: 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 fourth quarter of 2022.This update covers a range of topics: General Regulatory –...

Philip Lee appoints George Kennedy as new corporate partner, bringing the number of M&A partners in the firm to 10
Key Contact: George Kennedy | Andreas McConnell As published on Irishtimes.com, 16 December 2022. Leading M&A legal advisor Philip Lee LLP is pleased to announce the appointment of George Kennedy as a partner in its fast-growing corporate group. George...