The Government has published a Return to Work Safely Protocol – a series of measures that employers should take when reopening their premises. It is no exaggeration to say that the present COVID-19 pandemic presents unprecedented challenges for employers. At first glance, the rules may appear daunting – but with a little preparation, and a […]

On 8 May 2020, the Courts Service website published a statement setting out plans to extend the use of virtual remote hearings and arrange more physical hearings, to allow more cases to be heard by the courts in the coming weeks. When lockdown measures were first introduced, the courts undertook to scale back court activity in […]

Managing Partner, Philip Lee, features in the latest edition of Business Plus Magazine, ‘Law Firms Who’s Who’, where he discusses the firm’s recent development and growth. Read more here.

Whilst lawyers and their clients invest significant time in refining and negotiating legal contracts, it is often in the hope that the need to rely on the protections contained therein does not arise. In a similar vein, the first time we consult our insurance policy is only likely to occur when we have suffered financial […]

Further to previous updates, a new Order has been made pursuant to section 251A(5) of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended (“the Act”). By Order dated 9 May 2020, the timelines and specified/appropriate periods under the Act and associated legislation have been extended until 23 May 2020, bringing the extension of these time […]

Inbhear Fund Services has been sold to administration company Sanne Group. Jersey-based Sanne bought the Dublin company to strengthen its presence in Dublin and to gain a foothold in the Cayman Islands, where Inbhear have been operating since 2016. Our corporate team represented the sellers on this transaction. Further information available here.

A €2 billion fund administered by ISIF (the Irish sovereign development fund) to support medium and large enterprises in Ireland affected by COVID-19; Medium and large enterprises eligible which employ > 250 employees or with annual turnover > €50 million (businesses below this threshold may qualify if of sufficient scale or nationally or regionally significant); […]

Leading commercial law firms Philip Lee and McEvoy Corporate Law are pleased to announce the merger of both firms. The merger is due to complete over the coming weeks. McEvoy Corporate Law will be part of Philip Lee and will operate from Philip Lee’s head office at 7/8 Wilton Terrace, Dublin 2. The combined firm […]

As published in The Currency, 27 April 2020. Philip Lee knows more than most about working in challenging circumstances. As a young lawyer, he worked in Honduras and Latin America in the late 1980s and early 1990s as Irish firm Fyffes was trying to gain a foothold in the banana market there. At the time, […]

Outsourcing by financial institutions has become commonplace; the current COVID-19 crisis has demonstrated the significance of having comprehensive business continuity processes in place. Social distancing restrictions have affected the business and operations of regulated firms as well as the rest of the economy. Some banks have had to close branches, staffing has been under pressure […]