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Eversheds Sutherland leading the Pride celebrations with a Picnic in the Park

2018-06-29

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Eversheds Sutherland Make Senior Appointments to Irish Team

2018-06-25

Eversheds Sutherland is strengthening its European and global financial services team based in Dublin, with two senior appointments in key growth areas. Deborah Hutton will be heading up the expansion of our asset management & regulatory practic...

Word Perfect Translation Services Limited v Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (No. 3) - Court of Appeal Decision

2018-06-19

In the latest episode of the ongoing (and groundbreaking)litigation between Word Perfect Translation Services Limited and the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform concerning the award of a contract for a supply of interpreters to State bodies,...

Eversheds Sutherland advises Investec Bank Plc on 75 million IPO of Yew Grove REIT

2018-06-12

Eversheds Sutherland Ireland has advised Investec Bank Plc, as ESM Advisor, Bookrunner and Financial Advisor, on the IPO of Yew Grove REIT plc (“Yew Grove”) on the Enterprise Securities Market of Euronext Dublin (“ESM”) and t...

Eversheds Sutherland Summer Interns 2018

2018-06-07

We are delighted to welcome the interns who joined us last week for the Summer Internship Programme (SIP) 2018. We look forward to working with them over the coming weeks and hope they enjoy their experience with us. ...

Eversheds Sutherland Ireland acts on the conditional sale of Rilta/ClearCircle to Enva

2018-05-10

Eversheds Sutherland Ireland were delighted to act for the owners of the Rilta/ClearCircle group in respect of the conditional sale of the ultimate ownership of the companies to Enva, backed by Exponent Private Equity. The transaction is subje...

Competition, EU and Regulatory newsletter

2018-05-09

Decisions Altice fined €125 million for gun-jumping The European Commission has imposed a €124.5 million fine on Altice, the multinational cable and telecommunications company based in the Netherlands, for implementing its acquisition of t...

Government collects 280 documents for worst-case scenario

2018-05-03

It has been reported that the Department of Foreign Affairs has collected emergency plans from all government departments, amounting to 280 documents, in preparation for the possibility of no deal being reached on Brexit. The reports are aimed ...

Irish shipping firms plan to bypass British ports

2018-05-03

It has been reported that Irish shipping companies are making plans to bypass British ports after Brexit and travel direct to the continent to avoid new customs checks and possible tailbacks. The press report notes that Irish hauliers, who use Brita...

PwC warns that a hard Brexit is most likely

2018-05-03

In its Spring update, entitled Brexit: Lighting the way, PwC warns that a hard Brexit is most likely. Last year, PwC published its view that a hard Brexit was most likely. One year later, PwC’s opinion remains largely unchanged. PwC notes that...

Government opens 300 million Brexit loan scheme

2018-04-27

On 28 March 2018, the government opened the Brexit Loan Scheme for applications to allow for the roll out of €300 million in funding to eligible Irish businesses. Eligible businesses can now apply for the scheme through the participating ...

Research on import exposures

2018-04-26

On 28 March 2018, the Department of Finance published a new economic research paper entitled Brexit: Analysis of Import Exposures in an EU Context. The paper examines the sectoral import exposures of the Irish economy and other EU Member States to t...

Eversheds Sutherland awarded Best Diversity & Inclusion Participative Initiative by the Irish Institute of Training and Development

2018-04-25

Eversheds Sutherland are delighted to announce that the firm, specifically our summer internship programme, has been awarded ‘Best Diversity & Inclusion Participative Initiative’ by the Irish Institute of Training and Development (II...

Latest Mergermarket Report - Eversheds Sutherland ranks 2nd in two key categories

2018-04-17

Eversheds Sutherland has ranked second in Mergermarket’s league table of Irish M&A advisers in both deal count and value for the first quarter of 2018. In the first quarter of this year the firm advised on M&A transactions worth $426, ...

Three steps organisations can take to begin the GDPR compliance journey

2018-04-03

As the introduction of the GDPR draws ever closer, we have set out below some immediate steps that organisations can take in order to kick-off the GDPR compliance journey. GDPR introduces the principle of accountability, which requires organisa...

Government Delivers Major PPP Investment in DIT Grangegorman Campus

2018-03-29

Contract signed, construction to commence immediately on two flagship buildings to cater for 10,000 DIT students and 600 staff The Minister for Education and Skills, Richard Bruton T.D., the Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform, Pa...

Pensions Roadmap

2018-03-27

Introduction The Government recently published a very detailed paper setting out a Roadmap for Pensions Reform over the next five years. It contains details of a series of wide ranging reform proposals which, if fully implemented, will have far-reac...

Eversheds Sutherland Launches BreachLawWATCH Mobile App

2018-03-27

Eversheds Sutherland is pleased to announce the release of BreachLawWATCH, a unique mobile app that provides easy, consistent access to data breach statutes across the United States and a growing number of jurisdictions, including Europe and Asia. E...

VIDEO: Marie McGinley speaks about GDPR compliance within Ireland

2018-03-23

Marie McGinley is a Partner and Head of Intellectual Property, Technology and Data Protection at Eversheds Sutherland. Discusses some of the challenges facing Irish companies when it comes to GDPR compliance. To view the video click here....

Eversheds Sutherland acts for Virtus Health on strategic purchase of IVF clinic from the NHS Trust.

2018-03-21

Eversheds Sutherland Ireland are delighted to build upon our long-standing relationship with the Australian listed IVF Group, Virtus Health, on its conditional acquisition of the IVF unit operated by Complete Fertility Clinic at the University...

Eversheds Sutherland client wins Northern Ireland Deal of the Year (£10m+) at Insider Awards in Belfast

2018-03-16

Eversheds Sutherland client H2 Equity Partners saw their multi-million pound investment into County Tyrone based kitchen and bedroom door manufacturer, BA Components (BA) scoop Deal of the Year at Northern Irelands premier corporate finance awards...

National Development Plan 2018-2027

2018-03-15

On 16 February 2018, the Irish Government unveiled its 10-year National Development Plan (the “NDP”) worth €116 billion of expenditure on infrastructure. The NDP is fully integrated with the new approach to spatial planning as outli...

Diversity in financial services - CBI remains concerned

2018-03-08

Introduction On 7 February 2018, the Central Bank of Ireland (“CBI”) published a demographic analysis of applications for senior positions in the financial services industry (so-called Pre-Approval Controlled Functions, or “PCFs&rd...

Eversheds Sutherland hosts the Ireland Canada Business Association's Parliamentary Delegation Roundtable

2018-03-06

Eversheds Sutherland was delighted to host the Ireland Canada Business Association’s Parliamentary Delegation Roundtable in our Dublin office on Monday 5 March 2018. Partner and Head of Tax,

2018-02-21

Exploring Dimensions of Diversity Join Dublin Chamber and Eversheds Sutherland on February 28th for a breakfast discussion on why diversity and inclusion are still top priorities for business in 2018. Our panellists come from a variety of bac...

Employers Take Note: Duty to Reasonably Accommodate Clarified by Court of Appeal

2018-02-19

The Court of Appeal has clarified the extent of an employer’s duty to “reasonably accommodate” an employee who suffers from a disability. Irish law prohibits discrimination on the grounds of disability. The concept of a “disa...

Investigatory privilege confirmed by the High Court

2018-02-13

The President of the High Court, Mr Justice Peter Kelly, delivered judgment in the case of The Director of Corporate Enforcement –v- Leslie Buckley on 6 February 2018.The case concerned a determination sought by the Director of Corporate ...

New measures to prevent delays to key building projects

2018-02-12

The Cabinet this week discussed and approved a number of key changes to the judicial review process in respect of strategic infrastructure planning decisions. The proposed measures aim to allow the development of capital infrastructure more promptly...

Eversheds Sutherland Ireland has advised Escher Group Holdings plc (Escher) on the recommended cash offer to be made by Exeter Acquisition Limited (Hanover BidCo) to acquire the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Escher.

2018-02-09

The offer, announced on 8 February 2018, values the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Escher, an Irish plc listed on the AIM market on the London Stock Exchange, at approximately £34.80 million and £35.32 million on a fully...

Two new Partner appointments at Eversheds Sutherland strengthen the Firms real estate practice

2018-02-09

Pictured left to right: Marie O'Riordan, Alan Murphy and Terry O'Malley International law firm Eversheds Sutherland has appointed Terry O’Malley and Marie O’Riordan as partners to the firm’s growing real estate practice. Terry O&r...

Fitness to practice hearings

2018-02-05

In July 2016, the Minister for Education, Richard Bruton, commenced the fitness-to-teach provisions of the Teaching Council Acts 2001-2015. Under this legislation, any person can complain to the Teaching Council (the “Council”) about a t...

The risky business of suspension - An education perspective

2018-02-05

In cases of suspected employee misconduct, the first instinct of an employer is to suspend1 the employee under suspicion rather than risk ongoing damage to the organisation by keeping the person in his/her role pending the outcome of what could be a...

The Technological Universities Bill 2015

2018-02-05

Technological Universities (“TUs”). Internationally, TUs are higher education institutes which operate at the highest academic level, in an environment that is specifically focused on technology and its application. The Technological Uni...

Heads of Qualification and Quality Assurance (Amendment) Bill 2017

2018-02-05

A step closer to making the Irish education and training service the best in Europe? In May 2017, the heads of the Qualification and Quality Assurance (Amendment) Bill 2017 (the “Bill”) were published, which proposes to amend the Qualifi...

Eversheds News RSS | Ireland

Eversheds Sutherland leading the Pride celebrations with a Picnic in the Park

Eversheds Sutherland Make Senior Appointments to Irish Team

Word Perfect Translation Services Limited v Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (No. 3) - Court of Appeal Decision

Eversheds Sutherland advises Investec Bank Plc on 75 million IPO of Yew Grove REIT

Eversheds Sutherland Summer Interns 2018

Eversheds Sutherland Ireland acts on the conditional sale of Rilta/ClearCircle to Enva

Competition, EU and Regulatory newsletter

Government collects 280 documents for worst-case scenario

Irish shipping firms plan to bypass British ports

PwC warns that a hard Brexit is most likely

Government opens 300 million Brexit loan scheme

Research on import exposures

Eversheds Sutherland awarded Best Diversity & Inclusion Participative Initiative by the Irish Institute of Training and Development

Latest Mergermarket Report - Eversheds Sutherland ranks 2nd in two key categories

Three steps organisations can take to begin the GDPR compliance journey

Government Delivers Major PPP Investment in DIT Grangegorman Campus

Pensions Roadmap

Eversheds Sutherland Launches BreachLawWATCH Mobile App

VIDEO: Marie McGinley speaks about GDPR compliance within Ireland

Eversheds Sutherland acts for Virtus Health on strategic purchase of IVF clinic from the NHS Trust.

Eversheds Sutherland client wins Northern Ireland Deal of the Year (£10m+) at Insider Awards in Belfast

National Development Plan 2018-2027

Diversity in financial services - CBI remains concerned

Eversheds Sutherland hosts the Ireland Canada Business Association's Parliamentary Delegation Roundtable

Employers Take Note: Duty to Reasonably Accommodate Clarified by Court of Appeal

Investigatory privilege confirmed by the High Court

New measures to prevent delays to key building projects

Eversheds Sutherland Ireland has advised Escher Group Holdings plc (Escher) on the recommended cash offer to be made by Exeter Acquisition Limited (Hanover BidCo) to acquire the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Escher.

Two new Partner appointments at Eversheds Sutherland strengthen the Firms real estate practice

Fitness to practice hearings

The risky business of suspension - An education perspective

The Technological Universities Bill 2015

Heads of Qualification and Quality Assurance (Amendment) Bill 2017

Eversheds Sutherland advises Investec Bank Plc on 75 million IPO of Yew Grove REIT

Government opens 300 million Brexit loan scheme

Eversheds Sutherland awarded Best Diversity & Inclusion Participative Initiative by the Irish Institute of Training and Development

Eversheds Sutherland Ireland has advised Escher Group Holdings plc (Escher) on the recommended cash offer to be made by Exeter Acquisition Limited (Hanover BidCo) to acquire the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Escher.

Two new Partner appointments at Eversheds Sutherland strengthen the Firms real estate practice