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Advocate General finds a pre-ticked checkbox does not constitute valid consent for cookies
The Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) has delivered an Opinion in the Planet49 case (Case C-673/17), finding that a pre-ticked checkbox giving consent for...
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Taxing Master to reconsider Attendance Fees in light of Court of Appeal guidance
In Brehony v. Longford Westmeath Farmers Mart Limited [2019] IECA 60 the Court of Appeal held that a High Court Judge was in error in holding that there was no error in...
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New Beneficial Ownership Regulations affecting corporate entities are now in force
The European Union (Anti-Money Laundering: Beneficial Ownership of Corporate Entities) Regulations 2019 (the 2019 Regulations) came into force on 22 March 2019, save for Part 3. Part 3 concerns the new Central Register of Beneficial Ownership....
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Brexit: Words Matter
Lawyers are often criticised for fretting over words. They are also often condemned for using too many words. The current debate in the House of Commons over Brexit clearly demonstrates...
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Progress on Gender Pay Gap Reporting in Ireland?
It's fair to say that the progress of mandatory gender pay gap (GPG) reporting in Ireland has been sporadic to date. So where are we now when it comes to...
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Brexit: The European Council Summit casts doubt on when the UK would finally leave the EU
The date of the UK's departure from the EU is now less clear after this week's European Council meeting which took place on 21 March 2019
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Developments in Irish Gambling Law
In our latest update we outline the latest developments in Irish Gambling Law.
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publicationLaw Society Gazette focus on resourcing innovation
Take a look at the March issue of the Law Society Gazette which features an article looking at how law firms are resourcing innovation and technology.
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China Bond Connect: Central Bank of Ireland completes its review
The Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) has completed its review of China Bond Connect and on 21 March 2019 sent a letter to Irish Funds confirming it has no objection to Irish...
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Government consults on new Online Safety Act
On 4 March 2019, Minister Richard Bruton TD announced that he will introduce an Online Safety Act to regulate harmful content online and ensure children are safe online. The Act will also...
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DPC publishes results of Global Privacy Sweep for 2018
The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has published the results of the annual Global Privacy Sweep for 2018, which examined how well organisations are implementing the concept of accountability. The Global Privacy...
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Council of the European Union objection to AML Delegated Regulation
The Council of the European Union recently voted unanimously to object to the Commission's delegated act identifying high-risk third countries with strategic deficiencies for the purposes of the money laundering...
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