| Welcome |
Did
You Know...? |
| From Hugh
Garvey, Managing Partner. |
What we've been doing recently. |
| From
Little Acorns |
Media
Mergers: Read All About It |
Good news for small and medium-sized
companies and investors seeking tax relief! The European Commission
has approved the Government's plans to extend the Business Expansion
Scheme and the Seed Capital Scheme.
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In the interests of maintaining a
diverse and independent media, competition law has always kept
a tight rein on media mergers and acquisitions - some might
say too tight. Recently, the mandatory notification regime for
such mergers has been eased, as Marco
Hickey reports. |
| New
Guidelines for Apartments |
Piggies
in the Middle |
| Both the Department of the Environment
and Dublin City Council want to see bigger apartments being
built to encourage more families to give up commuting and embrace
apartment living. These initiatives are likely to have a huge
impact on property developers. |
The idea of businesses using middlemen
to market and sell their products or services is probably nearly
as old as commerce itself. But an EU Directive gave commercial
agents significant rights, including the right to compensation
when an agency agreement is terminated. |
| Ready,
Willing and Able? |
What's
Another Year |
| The Equality Tribunal recently made
one of its biggest awards to date - almost four years' salary
- to a man who claimed he was discriminated against because
of his disability. Aoife
Bradley looks at the background to this landmark award. |
Gillian
Dully examines the complex issue of age discrimination in
the context of pension benefits and considers whether the common
practice of age-related contributions in a defined contribution
scheme is actually lawful. |
| New
Regime for Investor Firms |
Here's
Looking at You, Kid! |
New EU legislation, due to come into effect
next month, will create a brand new rulebook for financial services
firms doing business in Europe. David
Williams outlines how the new regulatory system will operate.
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The rapid growth in the use of 'biometrics',
such as fingerprints or retinal scans, in schools and workplaces
has alarmed the Data Protection Commissioner. This article discusses
the legal issues that face anyone considering introducing such
an identification system into their business. |
| Energising
Your Business |
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| Combined Heat and Power (CHP) is
a highly efficient use of energy that is increasingly finding
favour in an environmentally friendly world. Philip
Daly and Jennifer
McGuire explain how CHP could help your business. |
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