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...
Commercial & TechnologyIn 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...
DisputesThe 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....
Asset Management & Investment FundsLawyers 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...
BrexitIt'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...
EmploymentThe 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
BrexitIn our latest update we outline the latest developments in Irish Gambling Law.
Betting, Gaming & LicensingTake 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.
Client TechThe 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...
Asset Management & Investment FundsOn 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...
Commercial & TechnologyThe 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...
Commercial & TechnologyThe 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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