Legal Updates & Insights

Apr 2018

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What changes have been agreed by the EU Parliament in relation to beneficial ownership rules for Irish companies?

Apr 2018

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MMFR, GDPR, ESAs report on risks and vulnerabilities, a proposed directive to protect EU whistleblowers and AML/CTF.

Apr 2018

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Deadlines, Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Bill 2018, new CBI process for RIAIF RMPs and CBI on innovation and technology.

Apr 2018

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The European Commission has approved, under the State Aid rules, Ireland's proposed "sugar tax" on sweetened water-based and juice-based beverages

Apr 2018

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New legislation has been passed by the Irish Parliament and will soon be commenced. Irish companies, particularly those doing business in high corruption risk countries, and companies operating in Ireland...

Apr 2018

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The European Parliament has adopted a number of amendments to the proposed 5th Anti-Money Laundering Directive (5AMLD), which in turn will amend the 4th Anti-Money Laundering Directive (4AMLD) in relation...

Apr 2018

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​In English v O'Driscoll [2016] IEHC 584 the plaintiff sued a firm of accountants for professional negligence. Without the issue being raised by either party, the trial judge held that the underlying...

Apr 2018

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As of 9 April 2018, there had been 27 merger deals notified to Ireland's Competition and Consumer Protection Commission ("CCPC") which is up 42% from the 19 notifications as of the same date last year. ...

Apr 2018

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On the domestic front, the Central Bank released an analysis of applications for regulatory approval for senior financial roles and the Consumer Protection (Regulation of Credit Servicing Firms) (Amendment) Bill 2018,...

Apr 2018

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From a domestic perspective, the Central Bank published Version 7.0 of its Operational and Technical Arrangements for submitting transaction reports to the CBI under MiFIR. On the european front, ESMA has...