Jun 2017
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In Leahy v Doyle & anor [2016] IEHC 177, the High Court issued orders of restriction in respect of directors of two companies (Gingersnap and Scappa), under Section 150 of the Companies Act 1990 (now...
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Significant reforms to Ireland’s outdated gambling laws have long been promised. Most notably, in July 2013 the Government published the draft scheme of the Gambling Control Bill (the Bill).
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Since the publication of our Client Alert dated 16 May 2017, the Companies Registration Office has published revised information regarding: (1) the timelines for the launch of the central beneficial ownership register for...
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What does a Fund need to do to prepare for the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which will come into force on 25 May 2018?
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On the International Front we look at the ESMA principles on a supervisory approach to relocations from the UK, ESMA Q&As for AIFMD and UCITS, MMF Regulation, PRIIPs, FinTech...
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In Irish practice developments: we look at some approaching deadlines, a CBI Markets Update, ETFs, GoAML, Central Beneficial Ownership Register for Companies, Companies (Accounting) Act 2017, FATCA/ CRS and a Speech...
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Our client, a US aircraft lessor, had contracted to sell an aircraft and related engines. However, the purchaser indicated that it would not complete the purchase, unless a series of...
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In a High Court decision of 22 May 2017, Baker J rejected a proposal by a secured lender to write down a portion of a debtor couple's mortgage debt. This proposal was...
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The Offer of Amends procedure is designed to provide parties in a defamation dispute with a fast track resolution process; encouraging earlier and more cost effective settlements
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The Supreme Court today (23 May 2017), by a majority of four to one, upheld a High Court ruling which found that commercial funding of the litigation in Persona Digital Telephony Ltd &...
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