Legal Updates & Insights

Sep 2017

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An update on mergers that are required to be notified to the CCPC in 2017 to date.

Sep 2017

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The Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) has called for submissions on issues of Transparency and International Data Transfers under the GDPR.

Sep 2017

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The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will automatically come into force across the EU on 25 May 2018. As the deadline fast approaches, Member States are busy progressing their draft implementing legislation....

Sep 2017

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News reports have confirmed that on Wednesday 26 July, after a public consultation period on the issue, the Irish Government have agreed to set the digital age of consent at 13 years...

Sep 2017

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In Allied Irish Bank Plc v O'Donovan & anor [2017] IEHC 494, High Court, Eagar J, 27 July 2017 AIB sought summary judgment against the defendants, who were formerly partners in a law firm.

Sep 2017

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Elaine Keane, Asset Management & Investment Funds Partner and Shane Coveney Asset Management & Investment Funds Associate look at the revision and extension of China’s Stock Connect scheme which presents a...

Sep 2017

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In Cronin v Tanager Ltd [2016] IEHC 803, High Court, Twomey J, 29 February 2016 the plaintiff appealed a Circuit Court order for possession of his family home granted to Bank of Scotland.

Sep 2017

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The FATF mutual evaluation report on Ireland concludes that Ireland has a sound and substantially effective regime to tackle money laundering and terrorist financing, but could do more. The Financial...

Sep 2017

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Ireland's competition and consumer protection agency is the "Competition and Consumer Protection Commission" ("CCPC"). On 3 September 2017, the CCPC published its annual report for 2016.

Sep 2017

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Ireland's competition and consumer protection agency is the "Competition and Consumer Protection Commission" ("CCPC"). It began operations on 31 October 2014 after a long gestation over a number of years which involved...