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The Irish Courts recently dealt with Directors’ duties, holding Non-Executive Directors personally liable in a case of corporate fraud even though they had been unaware of that fraud. In Powers v Greymountain Management Limited (in Liquidation), Coates, Grainger, Cartu and Cartu [2022] IEHC 599, Mr. Powers asked the Irish High Court to find Directors personally […]

We are delighted to continue our collaboration with Thomson Reuters and once again our Partners Peter Benson, John O’Connor and Ruth O’Connor authored the Guide to Employment & Employee Benefits in Ireland: 2020 now published by Thomson Reuters. Click here to view the Guide. For further information or clarification, please contact : Peter Benson peter.benson@oclegal.ie Ruth […]

As part of our ongoing investment in the business, we are delighted to announce that we are growing and strengthening our team through a merger with a long-established commercial and property practise in Dublin; Peter Morrissey & Company,

O’Connor Solicitors have been selected as finalists for the Irish Law Awards 2019 in two categories : Leinster Litigation Law Firm/Lawyer of the Year Leinster (including Dublin) Employment Law Firm/Team/Lawyer of the Year The award winners will be announced at a black tie event in the Clayton Hotel, Burlington Road, on the 14th of June […]

Peter Benson, Ruth O’Connor, John O’Connor and Niall Enright, have authored the chapter on employment law in Thomson Reuter’s Practical Law Global Guide 2019 : “Employment and employee benefits in Ireland : Overview.”  This is a comprehensive article outlining the most up to date developments in Irish employment law which both employers and employees may […]

“Delighted to be part of what was a great contract case. Thanks to the IMO and the Doctors for their instructions and to our whole team including Counsel Michael Cush SC and Barra Faughnan BL, our witnesses, and to Johnson Hana and Reveal Data on the Discovery.” John O’Connor, Managing Partner The firm’s managing partner, […]

The prohibition on a company offering financial assistance for the acquisition of its own shares represents one of the easiest ways in which a company can inadvertently breach the rules and regulations provided for in the Companies Act 2014. Careful consideration of this rule is required as a company acting in breach of the rule […]

The EU Anti-Money Laundering Directive has created new rules that require companies to gather and store information about their beneficial owners. The regulations have introduced a two stage process: Companies are currently required (as of the 15th of November 2016) to maintain current accurate information on their beneficial owners on an internal register. The establishment […]

High Court rejects appointment of barrister as ‘Direct Access Counsel’ In a recent decision the High Court refused an application for the appointment of a barrister as a direct access counsel, (meaning a barrister acting without the instructions of a solicitor). In doing so Mr. Justice Gilligan addressed important issues about the interaction between professional […]

We are delighted that both Ruth O’Connor and George O’Connor have been ranked by the prestigious Chambers Europe 2017 as leading practitioners in their particular fields. Ruth has been ranked her work in regulatory compliance and statutory frameworks in the medical arena, as well as handling contentious employment law matters. George has also been ranked […]

The National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012 came into force on 29th April 2016. All individuals and organisations working with children and vulnerable persons, or with regular access to or contact with them, should be aware of their obligations under this new legislation. Who is to be vetted Under the new legislation, […]

This is a general summary overview of your Role and Duties as an Executor in respect of the administration of the Estate which may be of assistance to you and answer some questions you may have regarding your role. Your function as an Executor (also called a Legal Personal Representative) is to extract a Grant […]

As a society, we need to have confidence in the companies that we do business with.  We want to know that they will be run in a responsible way by their directors and officers. The Companies Act 2014 (“the Act”), for the first time codifies, the duties and obligations of company directors and officers.  Part […]

The firm has been advising Charities and Charitable Trustees for many years on various aspects of Charity Law, including :- Obtaining CHY Number from Revenue Drafting Deeds of Trust and Deeds of Appointment of New Trustees Applications to the CRA under the Charities Acts Property matters Governance O’Connor Solicitors hosted the Charities Conference 2014 where […]

The much anticipated changes to the Capital Acquisitions Tax (Gift and Inheritance) regime proved somewhat disappointing in the Budget some months ago which only saw a 24% increase in the tax free threshold for assets transferring from a parent to a child, increasing the threshold from €225,000 to €280,000. The Budget brought about no changes or reductions to the current rate of tax (33%) or to increasing the tax free allowances for beneficiaries of estates, or recipients of gifts, other than children.