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 […]

Philip Lee is delighted to be the exclusive legal sponsor of the hugely popular British Irish Chamber of Commerce Annual Gala Dinner taking place on September 5th. It is always an extremely well attended and popular event for business. John McGrane and the team do an amazing job connecting members and keeping us all abreast […]

The High Court recently quashed a decision of Offaly County Council to renew a waste facility permit for a recycling and transfer facility operated by Oxigen. This was following Judicial Review proceedings which challenged the Appropriate Assessment (“AA”) screening carried out by the Council in the course of a statutory review of the permit under the […]

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.

Philip Lee is delighted to announce that the firm is the exclusive legal partner of the Construction Industry Federation (CIF) Annual Conference for the third consecutive year. The conference will take place in Croke Park on October 2nd. This year’s conference will explore the many challenges facing the construction industry in Ireland and the potential barriers that […]

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 […]