Foreward by Andrew Chilvers For the legal sector, COVID-19 has been a huge catalyst for change globally. Overnight, almost all legal advisors decamped en masse from their expensive mid-town and city offices to their homes to work. Personal meetings suddenly disappeared to be replaced by virtual meetings on Zoom or Microsoft Teams. As the UK […]
This recent article by our Employment & Corporate Immigration Team, discusses the Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme which came into effect from today 1 September 2020 until 31 March 2021. The scheme, which replaces the Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme, has been introduced as part of the July Job Stimulus Plan which offers assistance to employers affected […]
Nordic Aviation – What is a Scheme of Arrangement? A tumultuous summer In July this year, Nordic Aviation Capital (“NAC”) sought and was granted at the Irish High Court, a scheme of arrangement under the Companies Act 2014. The scheme’s result saw, amongst other things, a 12-month standstill and deferral of approximately US$5bn of both […]
Despite these uncertain times, expanding overseas can be a key driver for future growth for an ambitious business. International expansion can breathe new life into a company, drive huge value […]
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For the legal sector, COVID-19 has been a huge catalyst for change globally. Overnight, almost all legal advisors decamped en masse from their expensive mid-town and city offices to their […]
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Ominous news that the UK e-money subsidiary of scandal-ridden Wirecard AG is “intending to wind-down its FCA-regulated business” and that “the business will continue to trade while alternative arrangements are being made with its card providers.” Having advised on the set up and transition of various prepaid card programmes and customers, I’m aware this is highly technical […]
This article considers a recent judgment by the High Court dismissing an appeal on a point of law by the employer, Transdev Ireland Limited, against the decision of the Labour Court. The Labour Court found that the dismissal of a Luas tram driver for moonlighting as a taxi driver was a disproportionate response to a […]
This article provides a brief update on government’s decision to extend the suspension of redundancy provisions relating to temporary lay-off and short-time work until November 30th 2020. We are available to discuss any issues that may arise for you as a result of your evolving obligations as an employer during this time of uncertainty. For […]
The EU Parliament is about to adopt a crowdfunding regulation that will enable ‘European crowdfunding service providers’ (ECSPs) to facilitate businesses raising funding directly from investors across the EU far more easily than they can today. The regulation calls for the related funds flows to be handled under payment services regulation, and adds operational and prudential requirements […]
The 6th Annual ‘Future of Law’ Forum Thursday, 24 September 2020 11.45am – 4.30pm LexTech, a legal technology company, invites you to the 2020 Future of Law Forum, which this year is called the “Digital Legal Day”. This takes place on Thursday, 24th September. The theme for this year brings practical digital solutions in commercial, […]
It’s been a busy few weeks at Leman Solicitors as we approach another bank holiday, we’ll be sharing more firm news and updates in August about what we’ve been up to and where we’re spending our holidays and staycations! As we continue to welcome more staff back to our offices John Hogan has a great read […]
Ireland’s newly appointed Housing Minister, Darragh O’Brien, has recently declared the new Government’s intentions to ramp up the delivery of social and affordable housing, with an emphasis on new-builds. In fact, he aims to increase the social housing stock by 50,000! We all agree achieving this number would be welcomed and, frankly, is long overdue. […]
