Lawcast

In DAC Beachcroft's latest episode of Lawcast, David Kennedy, Senior Associate, John Sheehy, Partner, Sheila Reidy BL and Judge Bernard Barton, discuss the new Judicial Guidelines for Personal Injuries awards in the Republic of Ireland that are set to be introduced into law on 24th April.

In this second episode of a two-part series, we discuss the expected impact of the guidelines on the Irish court system and the Personal Injuries Assessment Board. We also explore the potential impact of the reforms on the insurance market in Ireland generally.

In DAC Beachcroft's latest episode of Lawcast, David Kennedy, Senior Associate, John Sheehy, Partner, Sheila Reidy BL and Judge Bernard Barton, discuss the new Judicial Guidelines for Personal Injuries awards in the Republic of Ireland that are set to be introduced into law on 24th April.

In the first episode of a two-part series, we discuss how the guidelines are set to impact personal injuries claims in Ireland and how we expect they will be implemented going forward.

In DAC Beachcroft's latest episode of Lawcast, we cover one of the issues that we focused on in our latest edition of Health Adviser magazine, which compares the different national approaches to managing the COVID-19 pandemic.

In this episode, Hamza Drabu, partner at DACB, speaks to Chase Spurlock, CEO and Founder of Decode Health, to discuss comparisons between the US and UK approaches as healthcare systems continue to improvise and adapt to the challenges presented.

For access to all Health Adviser articles visit: dacbeachcroft.com/health-adviser

In DAC Beachcroft's latest episode of Lawcast, partners Alex Lock, Richard Loxley and legal director, Kate Galloway, look at the on-going disruption that the coronavirus pandemic and multiple lockdowns have caused to employment tribunal litigation.

The issues they discuss include the number of claims issued and disposed of during the pandemic and where that leaves the system as society starts to unlock, remote tribunals and how COVID-19 has changed the litigation dynamic.

In this episode of Lawcast, DAC Beachcroft's experts in Employment law look at some of the pension issues arising as part of the legacy of COVID-19.

Alex Lock (Head of Employment), Neil Bhan and Rebecca Smith discuss the issues around pension contribution and salary sacrifice, pension-related redundancy issues and pension issues which may arise as a result of an employee’s unfortunate death in service.

In DAC Beachcroft's latest podcast, our health sector expert, Hamza Drabu, seeks the views and insights of three industry experts - Anna King (Commercial Director at Health Innovation Network), Lesley Soden (Programme Director at Health Innovation Network), and Chris Thomas (Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Public Policy Research). Together, they discuss the emergence and adoption of new digital healthcare solutions as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.

These new digital solutions were designed to ease pressure on health services and many of them are cutting-edge. However, the challenge now is to identify technologies with real potential to make a difference long-term, and this podcast takes a look at what has worked and what has not.

Read the original article in full here: https://www.dacbeachcroft.com/en/gb/articles/2021/january/mirage-or-oasis-navigating-rapid-changes-in-the-digital-landscape/

In DAC Beachcroft's latest episode of Lawcast, employment experts Alex Lock, Georgina Rowley and Rose Jakeman, discuss some of the issues around redundancies and reorganisations as part of the legacy of Covid-19.

Three key issues up for discussion in this podcast include: when can a redundancy be triggered? What are the practical impacts of Covid-19 on the redundancy process? And, what legacy will the pandemic leave on the redundancy process?

In DAC Beachcroft's latest episode of Lawcast Partner Barry Reynolds talks to Senior Associate Aisling Parkinson about remote working in Ireland. Together they discuss government plans to embed remote working as a sustainable model, and the risks arising from remote working. This episode is the second in a two part GC ‘Get Connected’ series aimed at General Counsels and other senior decision makers in Ireland.

In DAC Beachcroft’s latest episode of Lawcast, Paul McGough and Helen Kingston discuss the government’s White Paper proposals for Mental Health Act reform, focusing on some of the stand-out elements of the proposals and their potential practical impact, to assist mental health practitioners and provider organisations as they consider their response to the consultation.