Philip Lee Trainee Solicitor Darragh Bollard has won the Law Society Trainee Moot Court Competition.  Darragh and his team mate Eamonn Butler (Arthur Cox) were adjudicated the winning team in the final held on Wednesday 26 February 2020.  Darragh also picked up the accolade of Best Individual Advocate in the Final. The competition was before […]

As published in the Business Post, February 23rd 2020. When whistleblowing legislation was introduced in 2014, many employers feared it might be abused. Those concerns remain, but a decision by the Labour Court in August last year offered grounds for optimism. In simple terms, the Protected Disclosures Act was designed to provide a high level […]

Philip Lee is pleased to announce the appointment of Thomas O’Malley as Partner.  Thomas joins the Real Estate Department, current title holders of Property Law Firm of the Year and Leinster Property Law Firm of the Year.  Thomas specialises in commercial real estate with a focus on social housing and property development.  He acts for […]

Partner and Head of EU and Competition Law, Ronan Dunne, was delighted to contribute to the latest edition of the European Competition and Regulatory Law Review (CoRe), providing an update on developments in Irish merger control law. Full report available here. Published by Lexxion, (CoRe 1/2020 Vol. 4).

Partner Simon O’Neill was delighted to contribute the Ireland country report to the special 15 year anniversary edition of the IFN Islamic Finance guide. Simon’s article, on the progress of Islamic Finance in Ireland, can be accessed here.  

Philip Lee is delighted to announce the appointment of Marie Kinsella as Partner. Marie brings a wealth of experience to the firm with her specialist expertise in the areas of financial services regulation, healthcare and pharmaceutical law, public and administrative law, criminal investigations, statutory and non-statutory inquiries and regulatory. She has advised on and represented clients […]

As published in the Business Post, February 2nd 2020. The financial difficulties of RTÉ are likely to continue into 2020.  In 2019, the Director-General announced that the station is in discussion with high–earning presenters in an attempt to negotiate salary cuts. RTÉ is not the first employer to find itself in this position by any […]

Head of our Energy Team, Siobhan McCabe, was delighted to host a highly informative and engaging round table discussion with key energy-focussed stakeholders and Eolas Magazine on making corporate PPAs work for business. Read the full report here. (Taken from Eolas Magazine Jan/Feb 2020, issue 38).

As published in the Irish Examiner, December 12th 2019. Happily, because of the continually improving Irish economy, increasing numbers of the diaspora are returning to live and work in Ireland. Some may have been gone for a handful of years; others may be returning after decades of working overseas, but they have one thing in […]

As published in The Sunday Business Post, December 8th 2019. Many employers have a practice of paying Christmas bonuses – partly as a reward to staff for their contribution to the success of the business during the previous year, and partly to mark the festive season itself. A question that arises from time to time […]