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1 month ago | 
mondaq.com | Aaron Boyle |Joanelle O'Cleirigh |Peter Woods |Ciara Dooley
The European Commission set out its plan to increase sustainableand resilient production in Europe and to pursue competitivenessand decarbonisation, in a Clean Industrial Deal and an Action Plan for Affordable Energy. One of the areas earmarked for change is public procurement law. The Commission will make a proposal to revise the PublicProcurement Framework. It describes the action as 'revision ofPublic Procurement Directives to mainstream the use of non-pricecriteria', to be done by Q4 2026.
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1 month ago | 
lexology.com | Aaron Boyle |Joanelle O'Cleirigh |Peter Woods |Ciara Dooley |Sarah Galvin |Edel Curry | +1 more
The European Commission set out its plan to increase sustainable and resilient production in Europe and to pursue competitiveness and decarbonisation, in a Clean Industrial Deal and an Action Plan for Affordable Energy. One of the areas earmarked for change is public procurement law. The Commission will make a proposal to revise the Public Procurement Framework. It describes the action as ‘revision of Public Procurement Directives to mainstream the use of non-price criteria’, to be done by Q4 2026.
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2 months ago | 
mondaq.com | Aaron Boyle |Joanelle O'Cleirigh |Peter Woods |Ciara Dooley
In Killaree Lighting Services Limited("applicant") v Mayo County Council("respondent") and Electric SkylineLimited ("notice party"), the Court ofAppeal ([2025] IECA 7) largely upheld the HighCourt's conclusions ([2024] IEHC 79), albeit with points ofdifference, notably on the impact of the failure to send astandstill letter. The background was that the respondent raised concerns that theapplicant's tender included abnormally low amounts.
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Aug 27, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Dáire McMullin |Amelia Walsh |Keith Smith |Eve Mulconry |Deirdre O'Mahony |Joanelle O'Cleirigh | +2 more
Ireland is on the verge of a significant overhaul in its defamation laws following the recent publication of the Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024 (the “Bill”). As outlined in further detail in our in December 2023, the General Scheme of the Defamation (Amendment) Bill was unveiled in March 2023 and, in September 2023, the Houses of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice (the “Committee”) produced a report on the General Scheme (the “Committee Report”).
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Jul 31, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Sarah McCague |Joanelle O'Cleirigh |Philip Smith |Anne E. Corrigan
This important charity law update relates to the Charities (Amendment) Act, 2024 and will be of interest to all charity trustees and boards of not-for-profit organisations. Charities (Amendment) Act 2024The Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (“Charities Amendment Act”) was signed into law on 10 July 2024 but has yet to be commenced. Once it is commenced it will introduce a number of changes to the regulation of Irish charities by the Charities Regulatory Authority (“CRA”).
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Jul 31, 2024 | lexology.com | Sarah McCague |Joanelle O'Cleirigh |Philip Smith |Anne E. Corrigan
This important charity law update relates to the Charities (Amendment) Act, 2024 and will be of interest to all charity trustees and boards of not-for-profit organisations. Charities (Amendment) Act 2024The Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 (“Charities Amendment Act”) was signed into law on 10 July 2024 but has yet to be commenced. Once it is commenced it will introduce a number of changes to the regulation of Irish charities by the Charities Regulatory Authority (“CRA”).
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May 8, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Eve Mulconry |Richard Willis |Joanelle O'Cleirigh |Andrew Lenny
On 30 April 2024, the Representative Actions for the Protection
of the Collective Interests of Consumers Act 2023 (the
"Act") was commenced by order of the Minister for
Enterprise, Trade and Employment (the "Minister").
In a previous briefing, we summarised the Act. The purpose
of the Act is to transpose Directive (EU) 2020/1828 on
representative actions for the protection of the collective
interests of consumers, repealing Directive 2009/22/EC and to
provide for related matters.
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Mar 21, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Aaron Boyle |Peter Woods |Maeve Crockett |Joanelle O'Cleirigh
In Killaree Lighting Services Limited v Mayo County Council and
Electric Skyline Limited [2024] IEHC 79, the High Court in Ireland
considered a procurement process in which the awarding authority
raised concerns that a tender included abnormally low pricing.
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Jan 17, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Deirdre O'Mahony |Joanelle O'Cleirigh |Richard Willis |Keith Smith
Key modifications to the regulation of lobbying in
Ireland will commence in 2024 following the publication on 7
November 2023 of a commencement order to give effect to the
provisions of the Regulation of Lobbying and Oireachtas (Allowances
to Members) (Amendment) Act 2023 (the "Lobbying Amendment
Act").
As discussed in our previous briefing the Lobbying Amendment Act
strengthens and amends the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015 (the
"2015 Act"), by expanding its scope and
enhancing enforcement.
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Jan 17, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Eve Mulconry |Andrew Lenny |Peter Woods |Joanelle O'Cleirigh
On 5 July 2023, the Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions)
Act 2023 (the "Act") was signed into law by the
President of Ireland. Once commenced, the Act will amend the
Arbitration Act 2010 and permit third-party funding of
international commercial arbitration.
Litigation funding, where a third-party provides financing to
allow legal proceedings or an arbitration to progress, is not
currently allowed in Ireland, save for limited exceptions.
