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In June 2021, the European Commission published its decision to adopt new standard contractual clauses (New SCCs).

Various studies available online suggest that over 70% of job applicants have embellished and/or falsified their CVs. If discovered, this can have serious consequences both for employees and employers.

In the recent case of Fennell v Appelbe, both the High Court and the Court of Appeal confirmed the restriction of a director of an insolvent company for a period of five years.

Budget 2023 has brought a wide range of changes and developments. There was a lot of speculation before the Budget was delivered in relation to likely changes affecting property and inheritance tax rates and bands.

The High Court has delivered a recent judgment in McGuinness v. Sharif and Hermitage Medical Clinic [2022] IEHC 438 in which Hyland J. reaffirms the legal basis for renewing Personal Injury Summons in accordance with Order 8, Rule 4 of the RSC.

The recent judgment of Ms Justice Irvine in relation to an interim suspension application brought by the Health and Social Care Professionals Council (“CORU”) in respect of an optometrist provides a useful restatement of the principles considered by the High Court.