We had a recent case of unfair dismissal taken by a childminder against the parents of the family the childminder was minding. In this...

The Central Bank has now announced its themed inspections for 2016 which will no doubt provoke discussion between fund managers and...

The UK's FCA announced yesterday that its long awaited report into the activities of RBS's Global Restructuring Group is to be delayed....

We held the inaugural 'Future of Law and Legal Technology' conference for in house counsel at the Merrion hotel on Tuesday so the...

Our employment team received an interesting query this week from a new client who is a well known toy-maker and distributor that we...

Great to see Ireland has retained its position as  a leading Jurisdiction for doing business.

That said, the fact that Ireland only...

London and New York are battling it out for the title of most expensive real estate in the World at the moment.  The new trend of...

A sure sign of improving times in Dublin last week with the opening of world renowed French patissier Ladurée last week. The shop's...

In 2013 an EU-wide cybersecurity strategy was proposed by the EU Commission. Just last week the EU Parliament, the Council of Europe and...

The lack of supply of suitable student accommodation in central locations has been an issue that many property professionals have...

A report that investors in Yahoo have called for it to layoff 85% of staff and cut benefits for those to remain is sure to create unease...

Internships are commonplace now with employers looking for low cost ways to hire staff and with graduates seeking to get some experience...

The Code of Practice for Inspecting and Certifying Buildings and Works brought in under the Building Control Regulations 2014 marks the...

The Code of Practice for Inspecting and Certifying Buildings and Works brought in under the Building Control Regulations 2014 marks the...

We have not seen many Tesla cars in Dublin yet, but Elon  Musk is the man to follow when thinking about powering our future homes....

Following the National Asset Management Agency's (NAMA) recent announcement of its intention to build 20,000 new homes between 2016 and...

There is no doubt about it, Fintech is changing the way we do business. From crowdfunding to mobile payments it has never been easier for...

The Irish Government today unveiled its plan for a 5 year science and technology strategy, with the intention that it will lead to a...

Hackers accessed approximately 4,854,209 customer (parent) accounts and 6,368,509 related children's profiles worldwide through Vtech- a...

The Guardian are running an excellent series on the workplace of the future. 

These days you can't attend any business, HR or legal...

I have to agree with IBEC's stance on the recent UL zero hours report. Zero hours contracts have a bad rep across the UK and Ireland when...

A worrying report by the Medical Council on bullying in the profession reveals that 33% of trainee doctors say they have experienced...

In June 2013, Schrems complained to the Irish DPC on Facebook’s practice of transferring personal data of users to its parent company in...

A recent report prepared by Compecon for The Wild Geese Irish Whiskey, notes that the Scottish Whiskey industry currently has 115 working...

In 2015  large numbers of foreign investors continued to acquire retail parks and shopping centres in both primary and provincial...

Much to the surprise of inner city publicans who are reluctant to sell their business due to the poor demand the Clarendon Inn has sold...

The Weltimmo decision (Weltimmo) handed down by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) on 1 October was largely glossed over in the press on...

Budget 2016 saw the Irish Government announce that it would be implementing the world's first OECD compliant income-based tax regime for...

Now here are 3 reasons why accountants get sued. While this comes from a professional indemnity insurance brokerage in the US, the...

According to a recent study, there has been a 3% increase in the number of people citing work as the main cause of stress for them. In...