With effect from 17 January 2022 Philip Lee has been authorised by the Legal Services Regulatory Authority to operate as a limited liability partnership (LLP) under the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015.  We will now operate under the legal name “Philip Lee LLP”. This change will not affect our relationships with our clients or our […]

Philip Lee is pleased to announce the appointment of Inez Cullen as a partner in its expanding corporate team. With wide ranging transactional experience across various sectors, she represents clients on domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, fundraisings, AIM admissions and placings, Takeover Code issues, corporate recovery/insolvency and development finance transactions. An Irish […]

Partner and head of EU and competition law, Ronan Dunne, was pleased to contribute an opinion piece to the Irish Examiner on December 29 looking at recent developments in the Irish banking sector from a competition law perspective. Read the full article here.

As published in the Sunday Business Post, December 5 2021. Working from home is here to stay, and while it does not fundamentally alter the employer/employee relationship, there are some practical differences that you need to keep in mind Hundreds of thousands of Irish workers have spent the better part of the last two years […]

As published on Legal Island, November 22 2021. Hangovers happen after Christmas parties – and sometimes employers have to deal with them too; in particular, it’s not uncommon for an employer to have to take disciplinary action following an office social function because a member of staff crossed the line between acceptable and unacceptable behaviour. […]

In addition to the recently published Thomson Reuters Practical Law note on the use of warranties and indemnities in acquisition agreements in Ireland (available here), corporate partner Eoghan Doyle also contributed to the Thomson Reuters practice note outlining the key issues relating to warranty and indemnity insurance in Ireland. Click here to view full practice note.   […]

As published on Legal Island, October 28 2021. What is an Intern? “Intern” does not have a defined meaning in employment law as such. Typically, an intern is someone present in the workplace primarily to observe and learn. However, depending on the circumstances, an intern may actually carry out work – in which case employment […]

Corporate partner Eoghan Doyle was pleased to contribute to the Thomson Reuters Practical Law note on the use of warranties and indemnities in acquisition agreements in Ireland. Full practice note available here.   Reproduced from Practical Law with the permission of the publishers. For further information, visit the Practical Law website.

In the latest issue of eolas Magazine, construction partner Angelyn Rowan discusses the impact of escalating materials costs on housing projects, the importance of knowing one’s contractual entitlements and considering the appropriate contractual risk allocation in future housing projects. Full article available here. (eolas Magazine Nov/Dec 2021, issue 48).

We are pleased to announce that Philip Lee was named ‘Corporate Law Firm of the Year’ at the Irish Law Awards on 29 October 2021. The Irish Law Awards recognise and honour the achievements of the best Irish law firms, legal practitioners and in-house legal teams throughout Ireland. We pride ourselves on having a team […]