With the summer behind us, we look back on some of the key market trends, annual reports, case law and legislative developments of 2025 so far.
Corporate & M&AThe Central Bank of Ireland has launched Consultation Paper 162, containing proposals to overhaul the Alternative Investment Fund Rulebook in advance of the revised Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive entering into force.
Asset Management & Investment FundsArtificial-intelligence capability is no longer an experimental add-on; yet many commercial agreements still assume a world of deterministic code, not probabilistic models that learn, drift and occasionally hallucinate.
BelfastHigh Court holds only disputes relating to a payment that is expressly provided for under a construction contract can be adjudicated upon.
ConstructionThis case marks the first time that the Commission imposed a fine under article 23(1)(b) of Regulation 1/2003 for the provision of incomplete information in reply to an information request in the context of an antitrust investigation. Read more.
EU, Competition & ProcurementOn 3 September, the General Court of the European Union delivered a significant judgment, dismissing Zalando SE (Zalando)'s challenge to the European Commission's decision to designate the Zalando website as a “very large online platform” (VLOP) under the Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 (the Digital Services Act or DSA).
TechnologyALG’s compliance checklist outlines 12 key questions relating to the EU AI Act that organisations should consider when integrating AI into their business.
TechnologyRecently, the High Court delivered two decisions of relevance to commercial landlords and tenants in Ireland.
DisputesIn exceptional cases a non-party can be held personally liable for litigation costs. We examine a recent English case where directors were made personally liable for the costs of defending a winding up petition.
Corporate & M&AThe High Court restricted two directors for five years for failing to act responsibly and in the interests of their company, allowing debts to accumulate without a means of discharging them.
Corporate & M&ASFDR, IMF, AML/CFT.
Asset Management & Investment FundsDeadlines, Ireland for finance strategy consultation, AI.
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