Legal Updates & Insights

Jun 2021

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Under the fitness and probity (F&P) regime the Central Bank of Ireland acts as a 'gatekeeper' for certain key roles in financial services.

Jun 2021

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Reform of the Irish criminal justice system, through the actions outlined in the Government's Action Plan to tackle White Collar Crime and the Justice Plan 2021, has gathered pace in recent...

Jun 2021

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The economic forecast for the debt capital markets in Ireland during the next 12 months is considerably more positive than it has been since the COVID-19 outbreak escalated to become a...

Jun 2021

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The European Banking Authority has issued a second consultation paper on draft regulatory technical standards on the calculation of the €30bn consolidated assets threshold for investment firms under the Investment...

Jun 2021

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The European Commission has a growing list of tech-related competition cases. What are they about? What happens in these cases? What are the outcomes? A&L Goodbody's Dr Vincent Power...

Jun 2021

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The Irish Government has announced that the Irish parliament (the Oireachtas) will enact legislation to enable the Irish Government to screen 'foreign' direct investment (FDI) in Ireland. In this context,...

Jun 2021

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New regulatory technical standards (RTS) on remuneration are now in place under the Capital Requirements Directive from 14 June 2021, while certain investment firms will remain subject to the previous remuneration rules...

Jun 2021

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On Saturday 5 June 2021 the G7 finance ministers reached political consensus on proposals for a global minimum corporation tax of at least 15% to be determined on a country by country basis.

Jun 2021

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In a boost for employers, the government has confirmed a new Graduate visa route will launch on 1 July 2021, giving greater access to nearly 500,000 international students currently living and studying in...

Jun 2021

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Domestically, the CBI published the results of its "Understanding the Future of Insurance" survey; At European level, the ESA's Joint Board of Appeal dismissed the appeal brought by Societatea de...