JUDGES NOT TO BLAME FOR WHIPLASH AWARDS Holding a referendum is unnecessary Oireachtas already has the power to cap general damages Government should be working with the judiciary on the outline of a revised book of quantum ISME, the Irish...

  PIAB awards almost €19k for whiplash damages That’s more than 10 times as much as special damages for the same ‘injury’ Whiplash awards 5 times as much as the UK Legislative cap on general damages cap must be implemented...

Peer-to-Peer (P2P) lender Flender will exhibit at ISME’s 25th Annual Conference P2P offers SMEs extremely fast access to working capital Ahead of their 25th Annual Conference and following the promise of Peer-to-Peer lending (P2P) regulation in this year’s budget, ISME,...

  Construction projects in the public sector must be more carefully monitored Public works contracts awarded on a lowest cost basis may not deliver value for money Following the award of school building contracts to Western Building Services after fire...

ISME, The Irish SME Association have today (October 24th) released the full programme for their 2018 Annual Conference which will take place on Wednesday 21st November in the Citywest Hotel, Dublin. This year the association is marking 25 years and...

  Loan refusal rates decrease from 36% to 29%. SME demand for credit increases to 36%. 17% waiting longer than 10 weeks from permission to drawdown. 52% stated that banks are making it more difficult to access finance. Businesses wait...

ISME, the Irish SME Association today (18th October) expressed delight at the introduction of the Perjury and Related Offences Bill 2018. The bill was introduced by Senator Pádraig Ó’Céidigh and co-sponsored by Senator Michael McDowell, Senator Ian Marshall, and Senator...

  Employers advised to put measures in place to reduce the potential business impact Employers have a duty of care for all employees under the Safety Health and Welfare at Work Act Storm categorization currently at Status Orange (11th October...

  Increase in national capital expenditure welcome Failure to introduce tax equity for the self-employed disappointing Tweaks to KEEP scheme unlikely to increase uptake Employment and Investment Incentive Scheme (EIIS), R&D Tax Credit and Knowledge Development Box left unmentioned Promised...

  Key tax recommendations made by Irish Tax Institute should be implemented Reduce the punitive 23% VAT rate to 21%, and retain the 9% rate. Spending on Infrastructure must take priority over current account spending Wholesale telecoms distribution grid should...