O’Shaughnessy Bairead Solicitors represented Waterville Fisheries Development Limited (Waterville), in a Judicial Review (JR), proceedings in the High Court in 2013/2014. These proceedings challenged the Aquaculture Licensing Appeals Board (ALAB), and the Minister for Agricultu

On 15 April 2015, an initiative was launched following a number if incidents reporting illegal puppy farming and advertising.  The new organisation established has introduced minimum standards for classified ad websites to ensure the welfare of animals being sold online is prote

Three major Bills are in development, which aim to modernise family law in Ireland; The Children and Family Relationships Bill, The Adoption (Identity & Information) Bill and The Bill on Surrogacy, Assisted Human Reproduction and Associated Research.

The New Companies Act is set to commence on 1 June 2015 – Below are some of its more important changes to the existing regime. Focus on the Private Company Up to now, company law was based on the needs of larger public limited companies, but the great bulk of Iris

The recent Dunne’s Stores employee strike highlighted the difficulties some staff have to deal with when it comes to zero hour contracts. Employers state that it is to assist staff and they are being flexible.  Staff say that it is unpredictable and leaves them vulnerable and