The Supreme Court recently held that, in claims for negligent mis-selling based on the level of risk of a financial product, the limitation period only begins to run when the risk renders the product less valuable.
DisputesVincent Power, Head of EU, Competition and Procurement at A&L Goodbody explores the challenges facing the UK if its people ever wanted to rejoin the EU.
BrexitOn 12 October 2020, the OECD published its reports on the ‘Blueprints’ for its two-pillar proposal to address both the tax challenges arising from the digitalisation of the economy and the remaining challenges of the BEPS project
TaxThe matter of directly addressing the tax challenges of the digitalised economy was effectively parked in the course of the OECD’s base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) project.
TaxCBI confirms notification requirements for UK investment managers acting for Irish entities following the end of the Brexit transition period.
Asset Management & Investment FundsEU, Member States and US regulators are increasingly scrutinising the effect and antitrust behaviour of Big Tech in the digital age and by reference to Big Tech's use of data.
EU, Competition & ProcurementOn 3 December 2020, the Department of Justice published the much anticipated report into the ‘Structures and Strategies to Prevent, Investigate and Penalise Economic Crime and Corruption'.
White Collar CrimeThe European Commission recently published draft Article 28 Standard Contractual Clauses for use between controllers and processors located within the European Union.
Commercial & TechnologyThe European Commission recently published its new draft Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) for international transfers of personal data to third parties located outside of the EEA.
Commercial & TechnologyThis week saw the release of the long awaited "Review of the Administration of Civil Justice Report" (The Report). The Report was produced over a number of years by a group of judges and key stakeholders in the legal system with former President of the High Court Mr. Peter Kelly chairing the committee.
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A revised and updated Work Safely Protocol has now been published. It applies to all sectors and sets out the minimum health and safety measures required in every workplace to prevent the spread of COVID-19
COVID-19By 1 January 2021, the Brexit transition period will have come to an end; whilst there may be a lot of uncertainty moving forward into the New Year, the UK government are now outlining the changes that will occur regarding the UK's public procurement process.
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