We are delighted to be early signatories to the Law Society’s recent Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (GEDI) Charter.  This is very much in keeping with the culture of inclusion that we aspire to as a firm.  The charter signatories will ‘treat all individuals and groups of individuals fairly and equally and no less favourably, […]

As published in The Irish Independent, August 29 2020. OneCoin garnered billions in investment before its leader disappeared. Tanya Sweeney writes about the hunt for the ‘Missing Cryptoqueen’, featuring head of our cryptocurrency and blockchain group, Andrew Tzialli. Article available here.

COVID-19 has thrown into sharp relief how many areas of company law compliance depend on simple face-to-face human interactions. In this environment the Oireachtas has passed the Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Covid-19) Act 2020 (the “Companies Act 2020”), which was commenced on 21st August. The Companies Act 2020 seeks to address many of the practical difficulties […]

As published in the Business Post, August 16th 2020. COVID-19 may have dominated the workplace agenda in recent months – but employers in Ireland can’t lose sight of any of the other issues arising in the course of the employer-employee relationship. Of these, one of the most challenging is the subject of retirement age.  We […]

Philip Lee is delighted to be the exclusive legal sponsor of the Lean Construction Ireland National Conference 2020 taking place in Croke Park on November 4th. The theme of this year’s event is ‘Lean Innovation – Inspiring our Future in Construction’. Lean construction experts will gather to challenge and inspire the industry to apply lean […]

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on the film and television industries in Ireland. A number of film and television drama producers were forced to suspend production in March 2020, which in turn led to layoffs of many crew members and other personnel across various projects. While production continued in some sectors of […]

The long awaited Irish COVID Tracker App was launched by the Health Service Executive in conjunction with the Irish Department of Health on the 6 July 2020. At the time of writing, it is reported that there have been one million downloads of the app since it went live. We published an article on 24 June […]

Thankfully, Ireland is gradually emerging from quarantine. As of 29 June, the overwhelming majority of businesses in the state have returned to some approximation of normal work. Usefully, Screen Producers Ireland have prepared Guidance Notes for both film and TV drama and factual/entertainment programme–making. While various stakeholders, including government agencies, have already published a number […]

We will shortly find out if the Fine Gael–Fianna Fáil–Green Party coalition is going into government together. Obviously this is a historic development in Irish politics and no doubt all citizens await developments with great interest. Of particular relevance for employers is what the programme has to say on the subject of employment law. There […]

As we enter the later phases of re-opening our country, it is vital that employers continue to observe and follow public health advice. With the new rules and guidelines put in place, employers are faced with new and unprecedented challenges in how to reopen businesses safely and effectively. The purpose of this briefing note is […]