Partner Amanda-Jayne Comyn on the important upcoming payment deadline for Capital Gains Tax due on January 31st 2019.

Faraday Developments Ltd v West Berkshire Council and Another overturned on appeal Faraday Developments Ltd v West Berkshire Council and St Modwen Developments Ltd (Notice Party) [2018] EWCA Civ 2532 The Court of Appeal of England and Wales overturned a High Court decision regarding the applicability of EU public procurement rules to the award of […]

As published in The Irish Examiner, December 28th 2018. Employment law continues to evolve and develop with every year that passes and it’s interesting to consider the changes that are probably coming down the tracks in the new year. The issue of zero-hours contracts has attracted a great deal of attention in recent years and […]

Philip Lee was pleased to host an evening at Aquavit London to mark the opening of our London office. In 2018, we made a strategic decision to open the office to offer a wider range of services, build closer relationships and to address the changing landscape in light of Brexit. Corporate Partner Andrew Tzialli heads […]

Philip Lee welcomes the recent announcement by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) confirming that the Immigrant Investor Programme (the “IIP”) will continue to run in 2019 and will be subject to review and revision to maintain the Programme’s high standards. Ireland’s IIP is a residence by investment programme which was introduced in 2012 […]

This article first appeared in Irish Tax Review, Vol. 31 No. 4 (2018) © Irish Tax Institute. The purchase by a company of its own shares is one of the most common methods of exiting a business. Partner Amanda-Jayne Comyn discusses the relevant legislation: the Companies Act 2014, which sets out the legal procedure to […]

1. Welcome changes to audit exemption rules for late filing of an annual return The Companies (Statutory Audits) Act 2018 (the “Act”) was passed into law on 25 July 2018, and commenced on 21 September 2018. The Act was passed in order to transpose EU audit regulation into Irish law. Changes to the loss of […]

We are pleased to announce that Partner Ronan Dunne has been appointed as the country correspondent for Ireland for the European Competition and Regulatory Law Review (CoRe). The latest edition of the CoRe journal (Volume 2 2018, Issue 4) features Ronan’s report on the revised financial thresholds for the mandatory notification of mergers and acquisitions to […]

As published in Irish Legal News, December 5th 2018. A new anthology featuring original writing from Irish authors with legal backgrounds, is being launched in Cork and Dublin over this week and next week. Proceeds of Counterparts: A Synergy of Law and Literature will go to Peter McVerry Trust. Philip Lee is delighted to support […]

Year after year, employers have to deal with the fallout from their staff enjoying themselves too much at Christmas. Disciplinary action as a result of inappropriate behaviour is fast becoming as much of a festive tradition as putting up a tree and the Grafton Street Christmas lights.   So what is an employer to do?  […]