Domestic News – There have been several developments at domestic level, including the implementation of a ban on the sale of binary options and the restriction of the sale of contracts...
FinanceSo-called 'smash & grab' adjudications have been the subject of much debate in the construction industry in the last 18 months.That debate looks set to continue as permission has been granted...
On 5 July 2019, Ireland's Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) announced that it had cleared the proposed acquisition of sole control of MCD Productions Unlimited Company (MCD) by LN-Gaiety Holdings Limited ...
Corporate and M&AMatthew Cole (Corporate and M&A Partner) provides an overview of the IPO process, regulation, public company responsibilities and risks in relation to IPOs in Ireland. First published in the...
Capital Markets - EquityOn 21 June 2019, Judge Garrett Simons delivered his judgment in Heather Hill Management Company CLG v An Bord Pleanála (Burkeway Homes Limited as Notice Party) [2019] IEHC 450. In this case, Heather...
Environmental & PlanningThe long standing test concerning the legal possession of land has been challenged in the landmark case of Thorpe v Frank [2019] EWCA Civ 150.
Commercial Property BelfastIn Eustace v. The Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of Drogheda Borough Council [2019] IEHC 455 the plaintiffs sought damages for trespass, nuisance and misfeasance in public office arising from permission granted...
DisputesThe Department of Finance recently received approval from Cabinet to draft the heads of a Central Bank (Amendment) Bill. Minister for Finance, Paschal Donohoe, has stated his intention to publish...
Financial RegulationThe MSA's has been criticised in the past for being all bark and no bite. The lack of enforcement action or penalty within the original legislation being cited as making...
BelfastThe Government has recently launched a draft Marine Planning Policy Statement (MPPS), which outlines a programme of legislative reform to modernise the Irish marine planning system. At present, the planning...
DisputesData Centres (DCs) are predicted as being a significant user of Irish energy resources in the future. Innovative renewable energy solutions will be required to meet this demand and minimise...
Data CentresThe Irish Government has published the Investment Limited Partnerships (Amendment) Bill 2019 (the 2019 Bill) which substantially overhauls the Investment Limited Partnership Act 1994.
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