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Legal Updates & Insights

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    Budget 2027: Rewarding work and investing for the future

    We have highlighted some of the key changes outlined in today’s announcement.

    Tax
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    Northern Ireland’s Health & Life Sciences sector: From innovation to scale

    Northern Ireland's Health and Life Sciences sector has attracted considerable attention in recent years, and with good reason. Read more.

    Hospitals & Healthcare
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    Ireland’s presidency of the Council of the European Union: Competitiveness at the halfway point

    As Ireland has just passed the halfway point of its presidency, we look at some of the current developments focusing on competitiveness.

    EU, Competition & Procurement
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    U.S. Listed, Irish Companies: Q3 2026 Update

    This update sets out the key market, legal, regulatory, and tax developments during Q3 2026 that are applicable to U.S. listed, Irish companies.

    Capital Markets - Equity
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    Next Retail Ltd and Next Distribution Ltd v Thandi and others [2026] EAT 130

    Ireland has missed the 7 June 2026 transposition deadline for the EU Pay Transparency Directive, but its requirements remain unchanged.

    Employment
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    EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has invited Canada to be an associate EU member.

    What will the new EU-Canada relationship mean? What is “associate membership”? Dr Vincent Power, Partner, EU, Competition and Procurement Group discusses the implications.

    EU, Competition & Procurement
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    Asset Management & Investment Funds: EU & International Developments – September 2026

    SFDR 2.0 developments, ESMA TRV report, ESMA USSP on digital innovation ESG ratings RTS, ESMA 2027 work programme.

    Asset Management & Investment Funds
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    Asset Management & Investment Funds: Irish Practice Developments – September 2026

    Key dates, CBI thematic assessment of F&P MiFID investment firms, DoF roadmap for taxation of retail investment in Ireland, CBI strategy 2028-2032, Irish government legislative programme Autumn 2026.

    Asset Management & Investment Funds
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    Consolidation driving opportunity across Ireland’s mid-market

    Darran Nangle and Phil Fogarty discuss consolidation driving opportunity as part of a recent Irish Times article on the top 1000 companies.

    Corporate and M&A
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    Sustainability reporting and due diligence update – October 2026

    In this article, we provide insights on key sustainability reporting and due diligence developments since our last update.

    ESG & Sustainability
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    Sustainable commuting: tax incentives for a greener workforce

    This article examines the key tax incentives available to support greener commuting, including measures relating to electric vehicles, workplace charging, cycling and public transport.

    ESG & Sustainability
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    August 2026 and beyond: implementation of the new EU packaging waste regulation in Ireland

    In this article, we explore recent developments relating to the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation including Commission guidance, Repak's role and the designation of Irish competent authorities.

    Environmental & Planning