Latest News & Events

Latest News & Events
Date Heading Short Description
March 2010 Are you experiencing difficulty having your professional qualification recognised and registered in Ireland? Under EU Directive 2005/36/EC on the Mutual Recognition of Professional Qualifications, professionals qualified in one EU Member State may seek recognition of their qualifications in another EU Member State without having to fully re-train in their discipline in the new Member State. View
March 2010 Desperate Housewives - Fact or Fiction? The number of people that have lost their jobs in the Irish workforce over the last 2 years has been unprecedented. View
March 2010 Academy of European Law (ERA) Seminar on EU Law on Equality between Women and Men in practice Carol Fawsitt has been invited to participate in the Academy of European Law (ERA) Seminar on EU Law on Equality between Women and Men in practice in Trier in March 2010. View
March 2010 Capital Acquisitions Tax Capital acquisitions tax (CAT) is a tax on gifts and inheritances View
March 2010 No fishing expeditions for Labour Inspectors: Supreme Court finds no right to circulate to the general public The case of GAMA v Minister for Enterprise, Trade & Employment and another which you may recollect got a lot of publicity in 2005... View
March 2010 Employers off the hook for redundancy payments if employees refuse to transfer If this sounds familiar to your situation, read on. View
March 2010 Risks for prized employees in playing the field with rival employers In a case involving a Professor of bio-technology in Dublin City University (DCU), the University was unsuccessful in their appeal to the Supreme Court against the High Court decision that the dismissal of the Professor was invalid. View
February 2010 Pension Trustees Beware The Pensions Board (“the Board”), the statutory authority with responsibility for monitoring the operation of the Pensions Acts, has recently released its Review of 2009. View
February 2010 Mr David O’Flynn has been confirmed as the Chief Officer and Registrar of the Dental Council Mr David O’Flynn has been confirmed as the Chief Officer and Registrar of the Dental Council from 15 January 2010. Mr O’Flynn had previously been acting Chief Officer, following his predecessor Mr Tom Farren. We wish Mr O’Flynn well in his new role.
February 2010 PAI Seminar “Cost Effective Legal Proceedings and Taxation of Costs” Martha Wilson recently attended a most relevant seminar organised by Public Affairs Ireland that highlighted a number of useful ways of effectively managing disputes to achieve the maximum saving of costs. View
February 2010 DEFAMATION ACT 2009 Probably the longest running saga concerning legislative reform finally came to an end during the summer when the President signed the Defamation Bill 2006 into law ... View
February 2010 Make your own decision Buzzwords in some circles at the moment are advance care directives also known as living wills. View
February 2010 Will you move in? When the Civil Partnership Bill is passed, will it be too dangerous to ask? We have previously updated you on the Civil Partnership Bill and the imminent recognition of same-sex partnerships. View
February 2010 The importance of small print. It may be time to check your website terms and conditions A recent English case has re-opened the debate on law of negligent misstatement on a website. View
February 2010 The Coroner – a Layman’s Guide The Coroner is an independent person with responsibility to investigate sudden and unexplained deaths. View
February 2010 Mediation Eugene Davy is a CEDR (Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution) accredited Mediator. View
February 2010 MEDIA - WINNING ON THE PRINCIPLES The Supreme Court gave judgment on 31 July in the appeal brought by our clients Geraldine Kennedy and Colm Keena of The Irish Times against a High Court Order made in 2007. View
February 2010 Examinership Given the major slowdown in economic activity in Ireland many companies are now facing financial difficulties and this has led to a significant increase in the number of troubled companies seeking to enter the examinership process. View
February 2010 EVERYONE NEEDS GOOD NEIGHBOURS Most of us dread that knock on the door when our neighbours pop in to share their excitement at carrying out building works to enhance their property. View
February 2010 DOES DICKINS OPEN THE FLOOD GATES? In the Winter 2007 issue 13 of our Newsletter I commented on a UK decision in Daw V Intel Corporation which involved an employee who had drawn her employer’s attention to her stress in a series of memoranda. View
February 2010 Do what your Business does Best: Outsource the Rest Outsourcing is an important aspect of the business strategy of many Irish businesses. Outsourcing can exist in a myriad of ways, extending from quite basic arrangements to sophisticated business operations. View
February 2010 Divorce in a Cold Climate The recession is well and truly upon us and its effect is being felt in every aspect of life in Ireland. View
January 2010 Martin Cullen speaks on privacy and media at the Hayes seminar on the Defamation Act, 2009 At a riveting seminar (Media & Irish Society post Defamation Act, 2009), hosted by Hayes solicitors on 21 January 2009, Minister Martin Cullen spoke at length on the devastating affect media reporting, based on lies and untruths, has had on his life and, more particularly, his family and children. View
January 2010 Extension of Small Claims Procedure to Business From 11 January 2010 businesses will be able to avail of the small claims procedure for certain claims. View
January 2010 Defamation Act will facilitate more sensible, efficient justice ARGUABLY THE longest running saga concerning legislative reform finally came to an end during the summer when the President signed the Defamation Bill 2006 into law (it came into force yesterday), writes ANDREW O'RORKE View
December 2009Hayes Newsletter - Winter 2009 In Brief... Hayes Solicitors View
December 2009Frozen Embryos Are Not The ‘unborn’ The Supreme Court made headlines this week when it considered the age old question of when life begins. View
December 2009 Presentation "Open Communication When Things Go Wrong in Healthcare" Ciaran O'Rorke, Judy O'Kane and Kevin Dunne recently attended Farmleigh House for the excellent presentation organised by the Clinical Indemnity Scheme at the State Claims Agency on "Open Communication when Things Go Wrong in Healthcare". View
November 2009 Ciaran O'Rorke spoke at CLT Medical Negligence Conference on 4 December 2009 Ciaran O'Rorke, Head of Healthcare spoke at the Central Law Training Ireland Medical Negligence conference along with Dr Simon Mills, Desmond Ryan BL and Michael Boylan of Augustus Cullen Law. View
November 2009Medical Council Guidelines A revised guide to Professional Conduct and Ethics for Doctors has been published by the Medical Council. View