Will the Brexit deadline of 29 March impact any of the Central Bank filing deadlines?
Asset Management & Investment FundsWith the introduction of GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018, individuals are more alive to their data and privacy rights. An increase in awareness and the exercise of those rights...
Litigation & Dispute Resolution BelfastAfter enduring a rocky road through the legislative process, the Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2018 was signed into law by the President on Christmas Day 2018 and is scheduled to commence in...
Employment, Pensions & IncentivesThe impact of Brexit will be keenly felt in Ireland regarding the provision of services generally (including financial services).
BrexitThe General Scheme (the Scheme) of the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Bill 2019 (the Bill) has been published by the Department of Justice. The full text of...
Financial RegulationData privacy is a priority for all employers but especially those with operations in more than one country. It impacts all aspects of the employment relationship and, with the increase...
Employment, Pensions & IncentivesFollowing the decision of the House of Commons on 15 January 2019 to reject the draft Brexit Withdrawal Agreement between the EU and the UK, what happens now?
BrexitThe Defender v HSBC decision highlights the pitfalls that can arise when several parties have contributed to the same loss, especially if a claimant fails to pursue both defendants, particularly...
DisputesIn a decision handed down on 5 December last, the Court of Appeal (Irvine J, Whelan J and Baker J) has dismissed an appeal brought by a creditor of Bank of...
Companies ActOn the domestic front, the Director of Securities Markets Supervision, Colm Kincaid, gave a speech on the role of RegTech in financial services and the CBI published a consultation paper...
Financial RegulationDomestically, the Director of Asset Management and Investment Banking at the CBI, Michael Hodson gave a speech on the potential ramification of a hard Brexit for Investment firms. On the...
FinanceIt was a relatively busy month on the domestic front. The CBI published its latest Insurance Quarterly Newsletter and the latest edition of the Intermediary Times. It also published a...
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