The Legal Business Podcast

In this edition:

• Gemma Forde, corporate partner at LK Shields
• Joe Doyle Innovation Manager at Enterprise Ireland, and
• Jane O’Grady, Technology and Innovation partner at LK Shields

discuss how effective IP strategies can help businesses achieve global scale.

Aoife Bradley and Ciara O’Kennedy of the Employment, Pensions and Employee Benefits Team at LK Shields host a panel discussion on the key changes that employers should be aware of in relation to the newly enacted Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022, for practical tips on how:

· Employers should best navigate the new legislation, and

· Some insight on the latest technology available to employers to comply with the legislation.

Aoife and Ciara are joined by:

· Dr Lauren Kierans BL, Lecturer in Department of Law & Criminology, Maynooth University and Co-Founder and Director of Education at the European Whistleblowing Initiative (EWI); and

· Daniel Hager, Director, Whistleblower Software ApS.

Ciara O’Kennedy and Elizabeth Mara of the Employment, Pensions and Benefits Team at LK Shields discuss the key changes and developments in employment law in 2022.  

Ciara and Elizabeth's lively discussion is chaired by Aoife Bradley and covers some significant employment law changes including: 

• The right to request to work remotely  
• The right to disconnect 
• Statutory sick leave  
• Gender pay gap reporting  
• Changes to whistleblowing legislation
• Probationary periods.  

Ciara and Elizabeth provide updates you on the latest developments and practical tips for employers on ways to best adapt to these changes in the workplace.

As many companies continue to suffer economic hardship due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, it is likely that mergers and acquisitions of companies and assets in distress will feature as a significant proportion of overall M&A transactions in Ireland during the coming months.

Join our members of our Corporate Team, Jill Callanan, Ruairi Mulrean, Paul Dineen and Philip Daly for a comprehensive overview of how to legally complete M&A deals speedily in such circumstances. Topics covered will include:

• Structuring a Distressed Acquisition
• Execution issues with time of the essence
• Dealing with different types of targets - from liquid to illiquid companies/assets

Welcome to the latest episode of the Legal Business Podcast from LK Shields.  In this episode, Cathal Hester, Associate Solicitor in the Commercial Property Team discusses how Alienation Clauses might be applied to the benefit of both Tenants and Landlords in commercial leases.

Since the COVID-19 crisis began, LK Shields has seen concerns being raised by directors and many bodies in Ireland representing directors in relation to potential liability that could be imposed on them if they cause their businesses to continue to trade where there is a risk of insolvency in such unpredictable times.  During the episode of The Legal Business Podcast, Jill Callanan, Partner, Insolvency and Litigation, will be discussing such potential liabilities on directors.   If it becomes clear that the business is insolvent or at risk of becoming insolvent there are options available to the directors to save the company and ensure its survival and these will also be discussed.