As published in the Irish Examiner, August 21st 2019. Many people who bought sites to build single homes from October 2017 may not be aware they could tap significant refunds on the stamp duty from Revenue. Eamon Quinn discusses in yesterday’s Irish Examiner, featuring head of tax, Amanda-Jayne Comyn. To read the full article, please […]

As published in the Sunday Business Post, Sunday 18th August 2019 The continually improving Irish economy has seen increasing numbers of the Irish diaspora 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 […]

We are delighted to announce that Philip Lee Consultant Chris Collenette has been elected chairperson of the Ireland Canada Business Association (ICBA). The ICBA is the leading business association that has the mandate of promoting and developing trade and industrial links between Ireland and Canada. Chris’s welcome message can be viewed on the ICBA website. […]

Uglobal Immigration Magazine features an article from Head of Immigration, Aoife Gillespie, and Immigration Legal Executive, Samantha Arnold, entitled: ‘Ireland, Brexit & Philanthropy: A Winning Combination through Ireland’s Immigrant Investor Programme’. The article highlights the benefits of philanthropic investment in Ireland. The article is in English and Mandarin. One of the most straight-forward and often […]

As published in The Irish Times, July 26th 2019. Maternity leave is not an opportunity for an employer to cut someone’s job. Olive Keogh discusses the legislation around maternity leave in today’s Irish Times, featuring head of employment, Patrick Walshe. To read the full article, please click here.

As published in The Sunday Business Post, Sunday 14th July 2019. Moving jobs may be the only option when an employee is overlooked for promotion. It can be a very frustrating experience for any ambitious employee to discover that promotion continues to evade them, no matter how hard they work or how much they dedicate […]

Philip Lee is pleased to be a contributor to the new Merger Control Service, launched by legal-tech company, Legal Cross Border. Our partner Ronan Dunne, head of our EU, Competition and State Aid group, provided the relevant information for the Irish market. Merger Control provides an intuitive Merger Screening tool that allows legal professionals to […]

Highlights: Repsol to be cornerstone investor in UK/Spain based Finboot’s latest fundraising round The legal advice to Finboot was led from the London office of Philip Lee, by Andrew Tzialli, Partner and head of the Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Group Finboot will supply Repsol with its blockchain technology solution BlockLabs Finboot’s proprietary software (“MARCO”) uses blockchain […]

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Tom Conway as Partner within our real estate and planning department. Tom specialises in advising on investment and real estate finance, acting for national and international investment funds across a broad range of asset classes, pillar and US / UK banks, private equity investors and institutional landlords […]

Pictured receiving their awards (l-r): Environment and Climate Partner, Alice Whittaker, Managing Partner, Philip Lee, Corporate Associate, Sophie O’Connor and Property Partner, John O’Donoghue    We are pleased to announce that Philip Lee was awarded ‘Law Firm of the Year’ at the Irish Law Awards in June 2019.  Our property team was also recognised as […]