Current position At present, no entitlement to sick pay exists in Irish law. There is no statutory obligation on employers to operate a sick pay scheme. In comparison with our EU counterparts, Ireland’s minority position with the absence of legislation to account for statutory sick pay has come into sharp focus during the Covid-19 pandemic. […]
The Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Act 2019 (“the Act”) will come into operation on 1st December 2020. The Act will update current legislation, which is seen by many as ‘out of date’, and is generally regarded as an interim measure pending a more comprehensive reform of the law in relation to gambling. Here are some […]
OFX has committed to building on its current dedication to pro-bono legal work and is a Founding Signatory of the Pro Bono Pledge Ireland. The Pro Bono Pledge is a collaborative effort with the Public Interest Law Alliance to articulate the shared professional responsibility of lawyers to promote access to justice and provide pro bono […]
OFX has achieved the Q6000 Gold standard for this year. The Q6000 is a quality management standard specifically designed for solicitors in Ireland. It is designed to provide independent verification of the risk management standards which operate within a law firm. It is presented to firms who demonstrated exceptional levels of client practice and risk […]
O’Flynn Exhams represented the Cork landlords in successfully establishing that a CVA (an English restructuring mechanism advanced by the tenant, Monsoon Accessorize Limited (MAL)) did not validly modify Irish commercial lease terms, and did not displace the contractual obligations of an Irish guarantor. The Judgment of Mr Justice McDonald sets out salutary analysis on the […]
O’Flynn Exhams has signed the Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Charter published by the Law Society of Ireland. Signatories to the GEDI Charter will treat all individuals and groups of individuals fairly and equally and no less favourably, specific to their needs, in areas of gender, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, religion, age, race, class, […]
Left to Right: Emily Macilwraith, Kathryn Buckley, Cynthia Bernard. O’Flynn Exhams was delighted to run its Summer Internship Programme again this year. While the restrictions meant that our internship programme was substantially scaled back and modified in structure, we were pleased to welcome three interns over the later part of the summer. Emily Macilwraith, […]
Cope Foundations’ annual Golf Classic, sponsored by O’Flynn Exhams Solicitors, took place last Thursday 17th and Friday 18th September at Monkstown Golf Club. This fundraiser generates much-needed funds for people with intellectual disabilities and/or autism across Cork city and county to live ‘Your Life Your Way’. Considering the devastating impact Covid-19 is having on fundraising, this event has never been more […]
In light of the unprecedented global impact of COVID-19 on businesses, across all sectors of society, employers are now faced with making difficult calls on how to operate their business through these uncertain times. Accordingly, many employers are now faced with the difficult decision to review headcount and assess whether it will need to effect […]
In honour of International Women’s Day, we are celebrating the first female solicitors that made history by being admitted to the Roll of Solicitors in Ireland during the ‘20s and ‘30s. The Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act was enacted in 1919, enabling Irish women to enter the legal profession from December 1919 onwards. The first woman […]
With the first three cases of Covid-19 arriving on Irish shores, employers must now consider the very real possibility that the effects of Covid-19 may cross the office threshold. Employers must now assess how to balance the health and safety of its employees, with maintaining the businesses day to day operations, in light of the […]
OFX partners Conor Lupton and Micheal O Mullain attended the media launch for IMART 2020 in the Mayor’s Chambers, City Hall on Friday 7th February. This June Cork City will play host to 28 teams from 14 countries including Argentina, Italy, New Zealand, Ecuador, Spain and the UK for the International Mixed Ability Rugby World […]