European Commission Publishes its 2018 Fintech Action Plan - An Overview of Key Proposals Mar 2018 Article Last week, the European Commission published a 2018 Fintech Action Plan READ MORE
Successfully Doing Business Overseas: Is Ireland the Perfect Match for the Online Dating Industry? Mar 2018 Article With Valentine's Day upon us and love in the air this week, I thought I would pivot somewhat and delve into another sub-sector of the tech world - the online... READ MORE
Irish Gambling Control Bill 2018 Mar 2018 Article On 21 February 2018 members of Fianna Fáil (the main opposition party to the Government) introduced the Gambling Control Bill 2018 as a Private Members' Bill. READ MORE
New non-financial and diversity disclosure obligations affecting directors of some large companies Mar 2018 Article The European Union (Disclosure of non-financial and diversity information by certain large undertakings and groups) Regulations 2017 (the Non-Financial Disclosure Regulations, or the Regulations) were signed on 30 July 2017 by the Minister... READ MORE
Adverse Weather and Construction Contracts Mar 2018 Article The Beast from the East meets Storm Emma. It might sound like the premise for a charming fairy tale but the extreme weather will undoubtedly have affected the progress of... READ MORE
Addressing Sexual Harassment in the Workplace Mar 2018 Article This week, the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland has released statistics confirming a 31% increase over the past 5 years of complaints alleging sexual harassment in the workplace. READ MORE
Brexit: EU Publishes a Draft Withdrawal Agreement Feb 2018 Article Today, at 1 o’clock Brussels time, the European Commission published a draft Withdrawal Brexit Agreement. READ MORE
Asset Management & Investment Funds Q&A: February 2018 Feb 2018 article Q. What are the key aspects of the Data Protection Bill of most relevance to businesses that are in the process of preparing for the GDPR? READ MORE
Asset Management & Investment Funds: EU & International Developments - February 2018 Feb 2018 Article From an International perspective we look at the EU Commission notices on the consequences of Brexit on Asset Management and other banking and finance sectors, the MMF Regulation and the... READ MORE
Asset Management & Investment Funds: Irish Practice Developments - February 2018 Feb 2018 Article From an Irish Practice and Domestic perspective, we look at some approaching compliance deadlines, a Central Bank speech on the importance of diversity in financial services and Central Bank Markets... READ MORE