About Us - Mason Hayes Curran
About Us Our Firm. We are an Irish business law firm with 120 partners and total staff in excess of 600. We understand the challenges domestic and international organisations face in business.
The Mental Health Bill 2024 | Mason Hayes Curran - mhc.ie
Oct 23, 2024 · Health & Prosecutions partners Brian Horkan and Fiona McNulty provide an insightful overview of the 2024 Mental Health Bill, highlighting its shift towards a more person-centered, rights-based approach. They explore key changes, such as updates to involuntary admissions, reduced detention timeframes, and expanded provisions for the treatment of minors.
Changes to Maternity Leave in the Event of Illness of the Mother
Dec 5, 2024 · The Maternity Protection, Employment Equality and Preservation of Certain Records Act 2024 was recently signed into law. The Act allows employees to postpone maternity leave for between 5 to 52 weeks upon certification from their doctor.
2025 – Year of the Consumer | Mason Hayes Curran
1 day ago · The Central Bank of Ireland’s revised Consumer Protection Code, set for publication in Q1 2025, signals sweeping changes for firms. Draft regulations and standards emphasise preventing financial abuse, protecting vulnerable customers, and stricter compliance timelines.
2025 Business & Legal Sentiment Survey | Mason Hayes Curran
14 hours ago · Irish businesses are confident in growth prospects for 2025, but are braced for challenges such as mounting regulatory pressures, rising costs, and the impact of a change of government in the US. Our latest Business & Legal Sentiment Survey, based on responses from over 1,000 senior business and ...
Ireland’s Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act - Mason Hayes …
Apr 26, 2023 · The Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act finally became law on 26 April 2023. Our Health & Prosecutions team reviews what certain healthcare providers need to be aware of in order to ensure those under their care lacking capacity have appropriate access to the decision-making supports available to them.. Has the Assisted …
Health & Prosecutions Law Firm - Mason Hayes Curran
Advising healthcare clients on the implementation of the Assisted Decision Making and Capacity Act 2022. Representing the HSE and hospital groups in complex High Court wardship proceedings, including a recent case arising from alleged mistreatment of a vulnerable adult by family members.
12 Months of Assisted Decision-Making - Mason Hayes Curran
Apr 25, 2024 · The date of commencement of the Assisted Decision-Making Act, 26 April 2023, marked a radical transformation for capacity law in Ireland. The abolition of the wardship jurisdiction, and its replacement with various decision supports, was long overdue.
Court Applications to Protect Vulnerable Adults ... - Mason Hayes …
Jul 20, 2023 · The Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act was commenced on 26 April 2023, introducing a three-tier system of assisted decision-making, as well as providing for future decision supports such as Enduring Powers of Attorney (EPAs) and Advance Healthcare Directives (AHDs). The legislation also marked the end of the High Court’s power to make new wardship orders.
Medical Law Legal Services - Mason Hayes Curran
We advise established public and private Hospitals and those developing and building new centres on all of the legal health issues that affect them, including corporate structuring and clinical governance, risk management strategies, regulatory compliance and accreditation, professional discipline, medico-legal advice, data privacy, employment law, construction, property transactions and ...