| Welcome |
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| From Hugh
Garvey, Managing Partner. |
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| Better
Safe Than Sorry |
Sub-Prime
Lenders under the Microscope |
| The Health and Safety Authority ("HSA")
has made it clear that it will prosecute directors and managers
who fail to manage health and safety issues in the workplace.
Now the HSA has issued guidance to company officers on how to
comply with their legal obligations. Jennifer
Clarke reports. |
The fallout from the sub-prime lending
crisis in the United States has led to a credit squeeze on a
global scale. Here at home, the government has moved to regulate
non-bank lenders and to strengthen consumer protection.
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| A
Trail of Discovery |
Directory
Inquiries |
| Discovery of documents is an essential
tool in all but the simplest forms of litigation. Both sides
are obliged to make available all documents, including those
that may damage their own case or indeed help their opponents'
case. Mike Kavanagh
reports. |
Since it came into force in August
1991, section 150 of the Companies Act 1990 has become an increasingly
important piece of legislation that company directors must bear
in mind when carrying our their responsibilities, as Hugh
Garvey explains. |
| Software
Assignments |
Room
with a View |
You've paid a contractor to design
software for your business and told him what the software should
do, so you automatically own it, right? Not unless you have
it in writing, says Deirdre
Kilroy.
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The recent Budget did not eliminate
capital allowances for investors in developments such as hotels
- at least in the immediate future. But an astute developer
would be wise to plan ahead and to consider the options available
on the expiry of the tax life of a given project, writes Gerry
O'Hanlon. |
| Thinking
Ahead |
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| The impact that early leavers have
on a pension scheme can often be overlooked. This is becoming
of increasing importance as individuals may move job many times
during a career. Fiona
Thornton examines the issues. |
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