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Asset Management & Investment FundsWe have summarised below two Brexit related topics currently relevant in the Irish market and which we expect will continue to be an area of focus in the short-to-medium term.
BrexitAnyone who is tempted to breach competition law and expect to get away with it because of the Lockdown should think twice.
EU, Competition & ProcurementA revised version of the Central Bank's Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Guidelines for the Financial Sector (the Guidelines) was published on 23 June 2021.
Financial RegulationThe recent High Court case of Sweetman v An Bord Pleanála, Ireland and the Attorney General and Bord Na Mona Powergen Limited has the potential to create uncertainty relative to the use of a design envelope approach.
Environmental & PlanningEmployers within the food production or fresh produce sector should be cautious when using a recruitment agency to supply workers.The Gangmaster (Licensing) Act 2004 established the Gangmaster and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA).
Employment & Incentives Belfast
The government recently announced a new Economic Recovery Plan (the Plan). The Plan outlines a pathway for the resumption of economic activity and a sustainable jobs-led recovery.
COVID-19
The Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2021 is being expedited through the legislative process. It will provide for extensions to a number of time limits, including for the passing of development plans. Importantly however it will also allow for extensions, or additional extensions, to existing planning permissions to allow projects be completed.
COVID-192020 was another great year for the tech sector in Northern Ireland and 2021 has started positively however there still remains a deficit of skilled workers.
Employment & Incentives BelfastThe European Commission has published its final Implementing Decision on new standard contractual clauses (SCCs) for the transfer of personal data to third countries.
The Government has published its legislation programme for Summer 2021. We have set out below the status of key Bills of relevance to the data protection, commercial and technology sector.
TechnologyThe High Court, in a 197-page judgment, has dismissed a legal challenge against a decision by the Data Protection Commission (DPC).
Technology
