Credit Unions and Employees
Employee re-instatements It has been reported recently that the Employment Appeals Tribunal had made a decision against St. Coleman’s (Claremorris Credit Union) in relation to an employee that they had. The Tribunal found that the employee had been unfairly dismissed. In this case the Tribunal has decided that the employee should be re-instated with […]
Unfair Dismissal: Missing Jam Tarts
Unfair Dismissal/The Case of the Missing Jam Tart An interesting employment case around unfair dismissal that has been widely reported is the case of a Mr. Moran –v- Keelings Logistics Solutions The facts were that Mr. Moran, an operative in a warehouse which is constantly monitored, was apparently spotted on January, 25th […]
Wards of Court and Power of Attorney
The future of Wards of Court In Ireland, when a person is deemed incapable of managing their own assets or affairs because of mental incapabilit,y an Application can be made to the Courts for this person to be made what is commonly referred to as a “Ward of Court”. It is the Court’s decision […]
Credit Union Merger
Credit Unions to Merge or Not? We act for many Credit Unions nationwide and there has been a lot of talk in the last few years regarding mergers. There have already been a number of mergers between Credit Unions and more are expected. Indeed, the government announced in […]
Commercial Property Rent Reviews
UPWARD ONLY RENT REVIEWS Negotiating a Lease for a property can be a tricky business. Before legislation was enacted in 2009 all Commercial Leases were subject to Upward Only Rent Reviews every five years. This meant that after five years the rent went up. Since 2009 there is now provision for rents to be negotiated […]
Credit Union Regulations
NEW CREDIT UNION REGULATIONS A whole new sweeping set of regulations are due to hit the Credit Union Sector this year covering areas such as reserves, liquidity lending, investments, controls and reporting requirements. It is proposed under the new rules that the maximum amount that anybody can save with […]
Central Bank Enquiry Panel
Central Bank of Ireland The Central Bank of Ireland has recently named the thirteen members of a new Enquiry Panel which is being set up to investigate allegedly rogue banks and bankers. This will be a very highly powered panel of experienced professionals consisting of two retired judges, lawyers, a retired financial regulator from […]
