Apr 2020

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Consumer protection law in Ireland is mainly enforced by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC). On 2 April 2020, the CCPC issued an alert entitled  "COVID-19 Business Reminder – Payment Methods".

Apr 2020

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A week seems like a long time for a large part of the population staying at home and for those key workers continuing to provide lifesaving services during the COVID-19 crisis. Keeping track of the rapidly changing situation and how it impacts your business can be difficult. In the commercial property world, it is no different.

Apr 2020

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Public bodies across the globe urgently require essential goods and services to combat the COVID-19 outbreak. The European Commission has published helpful guidance which acknowledges that direct award of contracts to suppliers without tender competitions may be justified at this time.

Apr 2020

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The NI Department of Health published regulations on Saturday imposing new restrictions on businesses in Northern Ireland.

Apr 2020

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Many individuals and businesses contending with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic should be aware of some of the emergency measures being put in place to protect the public from the economic and social effects of the pandemic.

Apr 2020

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Irish financial services firms will be aware of the fact that banking and financial services are considered essential services during the COVID-19 pandemic under guidance published by the Department of the Taoiseach on 28 March 2020. 

Apr 2020

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The European Union has faced various tests in recent years. COVID-19 is testing the EU's responses in both new and well-tried ways. It is useful to take an overview of some of the EU's responses:

Apr 2020

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Landlords and tenants are facing issues that have never arisen before as a result of the impact of COVID-19. We are continually reviewing this ever changing situation, however, the following are some of the questions that have been raised with us and our responses...

Apr 2020

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The European Commission has found a €200m Irish scheme (the Irish Scheme) to support companies affected by the COVID-19 outbreak to be in conformity with the EU's State aid rules. This is consistent with a number of other recent State aid notifications by other Member States (such as Germany, France, UK and Spain) to the European Commission in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak. 

Apr 2020

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One of the measures included in the emergency Coronavirus Bill currently going through Parliament is a moratorium on forfeiture of commercial leases for non-payment of rent for the next three months. This period may be extended if needed.