Legal News (Commercial & Business)

The Irish Government recently published the draft Statutory Sick Leave Bill 2021 (the “Bill”) which was approved by Cabinet on 30 March 2022. It provides for minimum statutory sick pay (SSP) for all employees, if they are incapable of working due to illness or injury.

The European Union (Unfair Trading Practices in the agricultural and food supply chain) Regulations 2021 (“UTP Regulations”) came into effect on 1 July 2021.  There is an important deadline coming up at the end of April (2022) regarding compliance with the UTP Regulations.

The Competition (Amendment) Bill 2022 was recently published by the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment.

We are pleased to announce that a number of our solicitors and departments have been highly ranked in the latest edition of leading international legal directory Chambers Europe.

A long-awaited Government report on reform to Ireland’s defamation laws is being put to Cabinet by the Minister for Justice, according to recent media reports.