Irish Budget 2020 Oct 2019 article Key messages from Mr Paschal Donohoe, the Irish Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure & Reform on 8 October 2019 READ MORE
Beneficial ownership and Irish investment funds Oct 2019 article The Irish beneficial ownership regulations for corporate entities and trusts are relevant for Irish fund management companies and for collective investment schemes structured as companies, ICAVs and unit trusts. READ MORE
SEAR: Part of an international drive for greater individual accountability? Oct 2019 article The past decade has seen a marked and continuing shift in global focus towards greater accountability and responsibility for decision making in the financial sector - no doubt influenced by... READ MORE
European Commission fines companies for an anti-competitive arrangement in the food sector Oct 2019 article On 27 September 2019, the European Commission (Commission) announced that it had fined two companies a total of €31.6m for breaching EU antitrust rules. A third company involved was not fined as... READ MORE
Legal stress-testing of planning applications Oct 2019 article Legal stress-testing involves carrying out a legal review of a planning application before being lodged READ MORE
Significant Supreme Court Decision: Employer duty to reasonably accommodate clarified Oct 2019 article The Supreme Court, weighing in on the legal saga relating to Daly v Nano Nagle School, has clarified the extent of an employer's duty to reasonably accommodate a disabled employee.... READ MORE
Patents in Ireland 2019 Sep 2019 article John Whelan, Head of A&L Goodbody's Commercial & Technology Department and Alison Quinn, Associate, Commercial & Technology, review patent laws and regulations in Ireland. READ MORE
Government publishes Legislation Programme for Autumn 2019 Sep 2019 article The Government Chief Whip, Seán Kyne TD, has published the Government’s Legislation Programme for Autumn 2019. The Programme lists 32 priority Bills; 27 Bills currently before the Houses of the Oireachtas,... READ MORE
Data face off: first court judgment ever on legality of facial recognition technology Sep 2019 article Last month, the UK Information Commissioner (ICO) released a statement announcing an investigation into the use of facial recognition technology (FRT) in public spaces and expressing concern over its "potential... READ MORE
Asset Management & Investment Funds: EU & International Developments: Sept 2019 Sep 2019 article ESMA's risk outlook, abolition of restrictions on Chinese investment quotas on QFII and RQFII schemes and AML/CTF READ MORE