The Legal Business Podcast

In this edition we listen back to a recent webinar hosted by our Employment team.  Aoife Bradley, Ciara O’Kennedy and Ella Chapman discussed the key employment law changes that have taken place over the past 12 months and also a look ahead to 2025. During the webinar our experts covered: What’s coming down the tracks in 2025 Pensions Auto-Enrolment Gender Pay Gap Reporting & Pay Transparency Remote & Flexible Working Changes to Employment Permits Legislation For more details visit www.lkshields.ie

LK Shields recently hosted a panel discussion on the Adoption of AI in the Financial Services sector. The event opened with a Keynote address by Minister of State for Financial Services Neale Richmond, T.D., followed by a Panel Discussion on the Adoption of Artificial Intelligence in the Financial Services Sector and  Private Equity and Venture Capital markets updates from David Naughton, Head of Financial Services at LK Shields. Listen back to the panel discussion hosted by Jude Webber, Financial Times, Prof. Deirdre Ahern, Trinity College Dublin, Steve Blanche, Ergo, and DC Cahalane, Sure Valley Ventures. The discussion took us through many pressing topics like  shifting investment styles,  increasing efficiencies through AI,  industry upskilling and  the European policy context. For more information visit www.lkshields.ie.

The Employment Investment Incentive Scheme or EIIS is a tax relief incentive scheme, which provides Irish small and medium enterprises with early stage and/or growth funding and qualifying investors with income tax relief.

In this edition Gemma Forde, Head of our Galway office interviews, Kevin Nugent, Founder of the Tribe Hospitality Group. Gemma and Kevin discuss how Kevin grew the business from one location in 2010 to Galway’s largest indigenous hospitality group employing over a hundred staff across 7 locations. They also discuss the current challenges facing the sector and plans for the future. www.lkshields.ie

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.