| Welcome |
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| From Hugh
Garvey, Managing Partner. |
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| Caveat
Emptor |
Someone
to Watch Over You |
| Recent UK case law has important
implications for buyers and their advisers in mergers and acquisitions
(M&A) transactions in the context of due diligence carried out
on the target company. Richard
Curran and
Zelda Deasy report. |
Recent business scandals such as the
Enron affair have turned the spotlight on audit committees and
corporate governance generally. In Ireland, a new regime is
on its way, as Richard
Curran reports. |
Workplace
Consultation:
A New Era |
Competitive
Edge |
| Compulsory workplace consultation
became a reality in this country on 24 July when the relevant
legislation came into effect. Jennifer
O'Neill explains what this will mean for business. |
Marco
Hickey reports on recent Competition Authority decisions
dealing with mergers, as well as a case taken against the Irish
Medical Organisation. |
| Pension
Pitfalls |
Co-ownership:
A Legal Loophole |
| The treatment of pension benefits
for employees on statutory leave, such as maternity leave or
parental leave can be problematic. Fiona
Thornton and Gillian
Dully look at common practices and pitfalls and offers some
practical advice. |
The Succession Act makes it hard
for a parent to favour one child over the others when it comes
to the disposal of the estate, particularly if co-ownership
of property is involved. But a legal anomaly in the Act means
that it can be done, as Gerard
O'Hanlon explains. |
| Patent
Confusion |
Legal
Tender |
A patent is a very valuable right - it gives
its owner a monopoly over an idea or invention. But, as Deirdre
Kilroy explains, the situation regarding software programs
is often very confusing.
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Your company has tendered for a public sector
contract and has not been successful, but you feel that the
playing field may not have been exactly level. So what can you
do? Eoin Cunneen
sets out the options. |
| Better
Safe than Sorry |
At
Your Disposal |
Over the past year, a number of
new health and safety regulations have been introduced. This
article looks at those dealing with working at height and excessive
noise.
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As producers of waste, and in particular
as producers of hazardous waste, hospitals and other healthcare
facilities should be mindful of their obligations under environmental
law, writes Jennifer
Clarke. |
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