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articleEuropean Commission Publishes its 2018 Fintech Action Plan - An Overview of Key Proposals
Last week, the European Commission published a 2018 Fintech Action Plan
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Successfully Doing Business Overseas: Is Ireland the Perfect Match for the Online Dating Industry?
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...
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Irish Gambling Control Bill 2018
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.
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New non-financial and diversity disclosure obligations affecting directors of some large companies
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...
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Adverse Weather and Construction Contracts
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...
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Addressing Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
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.
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Brexit: EU Publishes a Draft Withdrawal Agreement
Today, at 1 o’clock Brussels time, the European Commission published a draft Withdrawal Brexit Agreement.
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Asset Management & Investment Funds Q&A: February 2018
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?
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Asset Management & Investment Funds: EU & International Developments - February 2018
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...
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Asset Management & Investment Funds: Irish Practice Developments - February 2018
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...
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Extreme Weather Warnings – What Irish Employers Need to Know
Ireland is bracing itself (literally) for the first code red alert of 2018 – the 'Beast of the East' (otherwise known as Storm Emma). The lead in time for Storm Emma presents...
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Companies (Statutory Audits) Bill 2017 completes Committee Stage in Dáil Eireann
Further to our recent bulletin, the Companies (Statutory Audits) Bill 2017, which further transposes the EU statutory audit package and consolidates existing audit legislation into the Companies Act 2014, commenced and completed ...
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