After weeks of speculation that the Regulation on deforestation-free products was about to be delayed for a further year, a proposal for a regulation amending the Regulation was published by the European Commission on 21 October 2025.
ESG & SustainabilityThe CJEU’s Lastre ruling confirms that asymmetric jurisdiction clauses are, in principle, valid under the Recast Brussels Regulation, once they designate courts of EU Member States or Lugano Convention states.
KnowledgeESMA Work Programme, SIU, SFDR, delay to some level 2 financial services legislation, T+1 and CSDR.
Asset Management & Investment FundsDeadlines, CBI speech, Funds Sector 2030, Budget for 2026, AML.
Asset Management & Investment FundsThe new exemption, once enacted, will apply to relevant distributions made on or after 1 January 2026.
TaxIn the fourth and final part of our ESG research report series, we focus on ESG due diligence in the context of corporate and M&A transactions, including key questions corporate Ireland should ask to understand the ESG risks their businesses and business partners face.
Corporate & M&AOn 14 October 2025, the European Commission fined Gucci, Chloé and Loewe over €157m for engaging in illegal resale price maintenance.
EU, Competition & ProcurementThere has long been uncertainty on the application of VAT to transfer pricing related adjustments
TaxLegal privilege is the entitlement of a party to refuse to disclose documents to another party, often in the context of a dispute, including before the Tax Appeals Commission (TAC).
DisputesThe Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025 is currently progressing through the legislative process and aims to streamline EPA licensing systems.
Environmental & PlanningWe have highlighted some of the key changes outlined in today’s announcement. We will continue to monitor to see how these changes are implemented in the Finance Bill, which is due to be published next week. The Finance Bill may itself bring further changes.
TaxOn 30 September 2025, the European Commission announced that it had conducted “unannounced inspections”, dawn raids, on the premises of a company active in the vaccines sector.
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