Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2018
- February 7th, 2019
- Jason O'Sullivan
The Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2018 was signed into law by the president on the 20 December 2018. The new rules are to come into effect in early March 2019. The law primarily tackles issues around the rise of part…
Why the Brexit deadline was doomed to fail– look at Greenland’s Exit.
- February 7th, 2019
- Jason O'Sullivan
British Prime Minister Theresa May will be returning to Brussels today in her audacious bid to secure “alternatives” to the much maligned and divisive issue of the Irish backstop. Her attempts to reopen negotiations on the 585-page withdrawal agreement as…
Ireland and New Zealand- kindred spirits in pioneering law making
- August 3rd, 2018
- Jason O'Sullivan
Global politics are in a state of chaos, largely due to the erratic actions of influential leaders and their countries. For instance, US President Trump continues to announce his controversial foreign policy via twitter, while recklessly tearing up the proverbial…
J.O.S Solicitors Wins Prestigious Law Award.
- May 12th, 2018
- Jason O'Sullivan
Jason O’ Sullivan, Solicitor and Public Affairs Consultant at the Galway and Dublin based law firm J.O.S Solicitors has been awarded “Connacht/Ulster Sole Practitioner/Sole Principal of the Year” at this year’s Irish Law Awards 2018. Both Jason and the firm…
J.O.S Solicitors receive Five Nominations for Irish Law Awards 2018
- April 16th, 2018
- Jason O'Sullivan
For the second year running, Jason O’ Sullivan, Solicitor and Public Affairs Consultant at J.O.S Solicitors have been shortlisted as finalists in the prestigious Irish Law Awards for 2018. This year, both Jason and the firm have been nominated in…
Has Farage a point, is it time for Ireland to examine its own relationship with the EU?
- February 5th, 2018
- Jason O'Sullivan
Nigel Farrage’s address at ‘Irexit: Freedom To Prosper’ conference at the RDS in Dublin last weekend has attracted the level of media coverage its organisers would have desired. The former UKIP leader and current MEP, is a media savvy master…
Would a simple tax change help mitigate housing crisis?
- September 21st, 2017
- Jason O'Sullivan
With the Dáil resuming this week, the housing crisis in Ireland continues to present a myriad of well documented issues for Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy, who has to carefully navigate between improving the property landscape for first time buyers whilst…
Did Paddy Power go too far with its Knock on religion?
- September 1st, 2017
- Jason O'Sullivan
The recent controversial publicity stunt by bookmarkers Paddy Power has caused much consternation amongst the general public and in particular those devout to the Catholic faith. The marketing tactic involved Paddy Power projecting a 70 foot image of the Virgin…
Has Kevin Myers employment rights been denied?
- August 3rd, 2017
- Jason O'Sullivan
It’s been a turbulent week for journalist Kevin Myers and the Sunday Times newspapers in both Ireland the UK following Myers recent controversial column which caused deserved consternation among the Jewish community and general public alike as being anti-Semitic in…
The Motor Insurance Dawn Raids – A Legal Explanation.
- July 6th, 2017
- Jason O'Sullivan
Dawn raids carried out across the business premises of motor insurance providers this week, including its representative body and software companies that hold pertinent databases, marks a seminal moment for both the Irish insurance industry and their consumers. As reported,…